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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Yao tell Mia about his perception of good employees?
(a) Good employees know when to keep their mouths shut.
(b) Good employees are always immigrants.
(c) Good employees do not ask for raises.
(d) Good employees are desperate.

2. Where did Mia eat a burger that she will never forget in Chapter 1?
(a) The Chicago Airport.
(b) The Corner Diner.
(c) The Houston Space Center.
(d) The Burger Diner.

3. What is the customer in Chapter 7 outraged about in his room, so much that he calls Mia as if it is an emergency?
(a) An old pizza box left in the room.
(b) A piece of dental floss in a trash can.
(c) A piece of wood on his bed.
(d) A rat he saw in the room.

4. In which state is a couple looking to give away their motel in an essay contest?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Vermont.
(d) New York.

5. What does Jason tell Mia he thinks was not a bad idea in Chapter 13?
(a) A security camera.
(b) A gun behind the desk.
(c) A scanner.
(d) A laser system.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does it cost to enter the motel giveaway essay contest?

2. Who is the first visitor Mia's family gets at the motel?

3. What subject does Mia's mother want her to focus on?

4. What do the kids in Mia's class do when the class learns about China?

5. What board game do the weeklies often play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 18, what does Lupe tell Mia about the two roller coasters in America?

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

5. What happens that causes a great stir at the motel in Chapter 21?

6. Why was the memory of the chocolate-scented notebook such a painful one for Mia?

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

8. Why do Mia's parents refuse to let her help them clean at the motel?

9. What does Mia's mother tell her when Mia asks her why they came to America in the first place?

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

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