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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's mother eat when she is stressed?

2. Why is the security guard at the Topaz so mad at Mia in Chapter 51?

3. What job does the visitor in Chapter 31 have?

4. In Chapter 33, why does Mia put a banana peel over her head?

5. Where does Mia's mother like to go and browse around sometimes in Chapter 36?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Mia's family when they take her mother to the emergency room?

2. What is a thirty-day special?

3. What does the blue hat at the front desk mean?

4. Why does Uncle Fung get fired from his job?

5. Why is Mia's mother so upset when they bump into Jason and Mrs. Yao in Macy's?

6. Why does Hank say he can stay at the motel even though he has fallen behind in his payments?

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

8. What feedback does Mia get on her writing from Mrs. Douglas in Chapter 27?

9. What do the weeklies do for and with Mia on Halloween?

10. What does Lupe scribble on a guest comment card for her friend Mia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Mia have such high hopes for the essay contest offering the ownership of a Vermont hotel as the prize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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 does Mia keep her tip jar at the Calivista a secret from her parents? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text.

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