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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 kind of car do Mia and Lupe see in Mr. Lorenz's driveway?
(a) A navy blue Subaru.
(b) A neon green Thunderbird.
(c) A white Ford pickup.
(d) A cherry red Miata.

2. Who gives Mia a dictionary/thesaurus to borrow?
(a) Mr. Robertson.
(b) Mr. Quinn.
(c) Mrs. T.
(d) Mrs. Douglas.

3. What kind of trouble is the visitor in Chapter 47 in that he tells Mia's parents about?
(a) Financial trouble with loan sharks.
(b) Spiritual trouble.
(c) Health trouble because he has cancer.
(d) Romantic trouble because his fiance said she will not marry him any longer.

4. What does Jason take from Mia in Chapter 38?
(a) Her green pencil from her father.
(b) Her favorite cookbook.
(c) Her tip jar.
(d) The blue baseball hat.

5. In Chapter 51, who does Mia write a letter to?
(a) The owners of the stores around the Calivista.
(b) The lawyers on the block.
(c) Hank.
(d) Her own parents.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who comes to visit Mia and her family in Chapter 35?

3. What does Jason do after Mia rejects him when he tells her he likes her?

4. What does Xiao mean in Chinese?

5. What does Hank tell Mia he needs to get a new job?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 33, what does Mia's mother tell her about her love for English that is deeply hurtful to her?

4. Why does Mia need $300 in Part III?

5. How does Mr. Yao handle Hank's refusal to leave?

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

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

8. How does Hank lose his job?

9. What does Uncle Zhang tell Mia and her parents he took a loan from a loan shark?

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

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