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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 Jason take from Mia in Chapter 38?
2. How does Mia's mother become injured in Chapter 41?
3. In Chapter 33, why does Mia put a banana peel over her head?
4. Who gives Mia a dictionary/thesaurus to borrow?
5. What does Mia's father say he is thankful for on Thanksgiving?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mia start wearing that a customer left behind in the motel in Part IV?
2. How does Mia help Hank get a job in Part IV?
3. How does Mia help Uncle Zhang with his problem with his employer?
4. In Chapter 34, what does Mia's father buy her and what does he tell her when he does?
5. How does Hank lose his job?
6. What does the blue hat at the front desk mean?
7. What is one idea Mia has to make money in Chapter 28?
8. Why does Mia need $300 in Part III?
9. In Chapter 33, what does Mia's mother tell her about her love for English that is deeply hurtful to her?
10. Why does Mia briefly stand in front of a mirror with a banana peel on her head?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are some of the circumstances and events that lead to Mia's parents never being able to save money while they are managing the Calivista Motel? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
How does Mia remember her first experience meeting her elementary school principal? Why does Mia feel as if she needs to demonstrate her facility with speaking English with the principal at this first meeting? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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