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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Mr. Yao say Mia is an idiot for not charging a deposit for?

2. Who is the son of the owner of the Calivista Motel?

3. What does Mia fondly remember an old man in China giving her on her way home from school?

4. Who does Mia share her parents' special tea with in Part I?

5. How much money does Mia figure out that Mr. Yao takes in in one month from the motel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mia's mother get fired from her job at the Chinese restaurant in Part I?

2. What does the security guard from the Topaz Inn propose to Mia?

3. What do Mia's interactions with the police in Chapter 21 make her realize?

4. What act of kindness and generosity does Mia do for Uncle Li in Chapter 16?

5. What does Uncle Li tell Mia and her parents about his work experience that shocks them?

6. What do Mia's parents only use on special occasions, either for joy or distress, from China?

7. What does Hank Caleb tell Mia about Mr. Yao when she first meets Hank?

8. What conclusion does Mia come to about the profitability of the Calivista Motel?

9. What impresses Jason Yao about Mia in Chapter 14?

10. Why does Mia begin to feel sympathy for Jason Yao in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Mia's experience with gaining, and then immediately losing, the chocolate notebook in Mrs. Fletcher's class affect her attitudes and feelings about her own abilities and about school going forward? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Mia learn about how the tensions and desperation of her parents' work and financial situations affects their marriage? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Mia reacts the way she does when Jason Yao tells her he likes her in a romantic way? How does Mia's reaction to Jason's overtures affect her life at the Calivista Motel afterwards? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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