How did Mia get her mom and her fired from the Chinese restaurant?
Mia, who was also a waitress, sent soup and fried pawns flying during the dinner rush.
What were the hotel guests called that lived at the hotel everyday?
Weeklies
Since Mia’s Uncle Li wasn’t allowed to eat a burger when he worked at Ray’s Burgers, what would he do so that he could eat a burger?
He would save a burger in a baggie, throw it away, and pick it out of the dumpster and eat it.
After Mia got attacked at the front desk, she asked Mr. Yao to buy something to make it safer. but he said no. She put up a sign saying they had one of these anyway. What was it?
A security camera
What sign did Mia’s family use to let the immigrants know that Mr. Yao was at the motel?
They put a Yankee’s cap on the front desk
How did Mia’s family end up getting to buy the Calivista for $300,000 when Mr. Yao wanted to sell it?
They got lots of different people to invest in it to raise the $300,000
What idea did Mia get to raise money to earn the $300 for the essay contest to win the hotel?
She put a tip jar at the front desk when her parents and Mr. Yao weren’t there
When Mia shared with her mom that she didn’t like math but loved English, her mom got upset. She said that Americans are cars, but Mia is a what?
Bicycle
When Mia’s mom called Mia a bicycle, it made Mia very sad. What did her father buy her to cheer her up?
An expensive pencil so she can write everything down
What did Jason steal of Mia’s?
Her sparkly new pencil her dad bought her
How did Mia help Uncle Zhang get his passport and ID back, Hank to get a job as a security guard, and the store owners to get rid of their lists of “bad” people?
She wrote letters
How did Mia get the $300 for the essay contest?
She used her dad’s lucky pennies
To what restaurant did Mia win two free pizzas for winning the writing contest in school?
Pizza Hut
Who ended up stealing Mr. Lorenz’s car? Who was mainly accused, Why?
Mr. Lorenz pulled a thirty-day special, this means he hid his own car. Hank was accused because he was black.
What is the name of Jason’s pretend dog?
Wealthy
