Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who takes Mia trick-or-treating on Halloween?
2. In Chapter 31, who comes to visit Mia's parents?
3. What does Xiao mean in Chinese?
4. Why are the girls in Mia's class happy she is on their math team in Chapter 32?
5. Why is the security guard at the Topaz so mad at Mia in Chapter 51?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Hank in the wake of the attack on Mia's mother?
2. Why is Mia's mother so upset when they bump into Jason and Mrs. Yao in Macy's?
3. What feedback does Mia get on her writing from Mrs. Douglas in Chapter 27?
4. Why does Uncle Fung get fired from his job?
5. How does Mr. Yao handle Hank's refusal to leave?
6. What happens to Mia's family when they take her mother to the emergency room?
7. What does Mia start wearing that a customer left behind in the motel in Part IV?
8. Why does Hank say he can stay at the motel even though he has fallen behind in his payments?
9. How does Hank lose his job?
10. Why does Mia need $300 in Part III?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the Tang family's experiences with the health care system in America affect Mia's perception of how Americans treat immigrants, and, separately, poor people, in general? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text.
Essay Topic 2
How does Jason's behavior at the end of the book, when he tells Mia his father is bluffing about having another buyer for the motel, surprise Mia, redeem Jason in her eyes, and save Mia's family from making a terrible, irreversible mistake? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How and why does Mia begin to build close friendships with some of the "weeklies," like Hank Caleb, at the Calivista? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help explain your answers.
|
This section contains 710 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
