Front Desk Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Kelly Yang
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 148 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Front Desk Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Kelly Yang
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 148 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Where did Uncle Li used to work?

2. What does Jason tell Mia his father told him about China?

3. What sign does Mia make for the motel in Chapter 15?

4. What is the customer in Chapter 7 outraged about in his room, so much that he calls Mia as if it is an emergency?

5. What does Mia tell her class about herself in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mia stop just before she tells her new fifth-grade class she lives in a motel?

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

3. What do Mia's interactions with the police in Chapter 21 make her realize?

4. What does Mr. Yao tell Mia is the difference between a good employee and a bad employee?

5. What happens when Mr. Yao makes Jason work at the front desk for a while?

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

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

8. What does Uncle Li tell Mia and her parents about his work experience that shocks them?

9. What kind of trouble does Uncle Ming tell Mia's parents he has gotten into?

10. What act of kindness and generosity does Mia do for Uncle Li in Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does it mean to Mia to find out that her good friend Lupe, also the child of recent immigrants to America, also struggles with some of the same challenges that Mia and her family encounter? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Why is it such a shock for Mia to receive Shen's letter and learn that Shen's family seems to have moved into the upper-class back in China? How does this news make Mia feel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text.

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