Front Desk Chapter 41-55

The book says, “I’d be lying if I said it didn’t hurt, handing over my ziplock bag.” What was inside of the bag?

Why did a character in the story hand it over?

Answer explanation

Mia handed her parents the bag of money she had been saving to enter the essay contest to win a motel. She used the money to pay for her mom’s hospital bill.

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

The people who hurt Mia’s mum went to jail and Hank came straight back to the hotel after their arrest.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

false

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What kept Hank from getting a job? (Mark all that apply)

• Interviews

• Reference Letters

• Criminal Record

• Lack of experience

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Mia changed the letters that Hank wrote to inquire about jobs. She said Hank worked most recently at

• The Garage

• Calavista Motel

• The motel next door

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How did Mia get her first pair of jeans?

• Lupe gave them to her

• Her mum bought them from Macy's

• Someone left them in their motel room

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Mia's family celebrated _______ in the manger's quarters with the weeklies?

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Uncle Zhang's boss had his

• money

• passport

• credit cars

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Mia write a letter to Uncle Zhang's boss and pretended to be a....

Answer explanation

Lawyer

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

All businesses that Mia sent a letter to agreed to rip up their list and to not judge people by the color of their skin.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Mia chose to write her story at school about

• Leaving China to come to America

• Uncle Li eating hamburgers

• Uncle Zhang and the loan sharks

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1