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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 kind of clothing does Mia want badly but can not afford in Chapter 29?

2. What grade does Mia get on her essay in Chapter 27?

3. What does Mia's mother eat when she is stressed?

4. Who takes Mia trick-or-treating on Halloween?

5. What is Lupe's favorite thing to draw?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mia help Hank get a job in Part IV?

2. What is one idea Mia has to make money in Chapter 28?

3. How do Mia's parents try to repay Hank for his help after the attack on Mia's mother?

4. How does Mia help Uncle Zhang with his problem with his employer?

5. What is a thirty-day special?

6. How does Mia's mother get hurt in Chapter 41?

7. Who stands up for Mia's family in the emergency room?

8. How does Hank lose his job?

9. In Chapter 34, what does Mia's father buy her and what does he tell her when he does?

10. What does Mia start wearing that a customer left behind in the motel in Part IV?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Rarely, Mia and her parents come across an opportunity to indulge in a small luxury, like a manicure offered by one of the immigrants her parents are hiding at the Calivista. Write an essay explaining how Mia and her parents feel about these small treats, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Mia and her family demonstrate their kindness and generosity constantly throughout the novel, despite the fact that they have very little themselves to share. Write an essay exploring the manifestations of the Tang family's generosity, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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