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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 analogy does Lupe use for the rich and poor in America?
2. How much money does Mr. Yao offer Mia's parents as profit for each room they rent?
3. What kind of collection does Mia keep at the front desk?
4. What board game do the weeklies often play?
5. How much money did Mia's parents first come to America with?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the school principal's reaction to find out Mia speaks English when she meets Mia for the first time?
2. What happens when Mr. Yao makes Jason work at the front desk for a while?
3. Why does Mia's mother get fired from her job at the Chinese restaurant in Part I?
4. What does the security guard from the Topaz Inn propose to Mia?
5. Why do Mia's parents refuse to let her help them clean at the motel?
6. In Chapter 9, what event provides an unexpected moment of joy for Mia and her family?
7. What act of kindness and generosity does Mia do for Uncle Li in Chapter 16?
8. In Chapter 18, what does Lupe tell Mia about the two roller coasters in America?
9. What does Uncle Li tell Mia and her parents about his work experience that shocks them?
10. What do Mia's parents only use on special occasions, either for joy or distress, from China?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the chain of events that are set off by the theft of Mr. Lorenz's car at the Calivista Motel affect Hank Caleb and eventually lead to him losing his job? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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