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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 does Mia say she is thankful for on Thanksgiving?
2. What is Lupe's favorite thing to draw?
3. Why does the hospital administrator say Mia's family does not qualify for having fees waived?
4. In Chapter 42, why does Hank have to leave the hotel?
5. What does Jason and his team get for winning the math competition in Chapter 32?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mr. Yao handle Hank's refusal to leave?
2. In Chapter 34, what does Mia's father buy her and what does he tell her when he does?
3. Who stands up for Mia's family in the emergency room?
4. How do Mia's parents try to repay Hank for his help after the attack on Mia's mother?
5. How does Mia help Hank get a job in Part IV?
6. How does Mia help Uncle Zhang with his problem with his employer?
7. What does Lupe scribble on a guest comment card for her friend Mia?
8. What does Mia start wearing that a customer left behind in the motel in Part IV?
9. Why does Mia need $300 in Part III?
10. Why does Uncle Fung get fired from his job?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Why does Mia's mother tell her she is a bicycle and the American-born students in her class are cars when Mia expresses an interest in the subject of English over math? How does Mia feel hearing her mother's words? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How does Jason's behavior at the end of the book, when he tells Mia his father is bluffing about having another buyer for the motel, surprise Mia, redeem Jason in her eyes, and save Mia's family from making a terrible, irreversible mistake? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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