Plot
Mia calculates that the motel earned approximately this much money for Mr. Yao during the previous month.
What is $12,000?
Mia researches motel ownership and immediately begins planning how to enter the contest. This shows that she is this.
What is determined?
“Every payment and expense was carefully entered into the store’s ledger.” What does ledger mean?
What is a book or record used to track financial transactions?
Mia gets the idea to calculate Mr. Yao’s profits while attending this class.
What is math class?
This person tells Mia about the Vermont essay contest.
Who is the librarian?
Mia learns about a contest in which the winner will receive this unusual prize.
What is a motel in Vermont?
Mia hides the essay contest from her mother instead of abandoning her dream. This shows that she is this.
What is persistent?
“Priya was meticulous when measuring every ingredient for the experiment.” What does meticulous mean?
What is extremely careful and attentive to details?
Mia visits this public place to research the cost of owning a motel.
What is the library?
This character discourages Mia from concentrating on English writing.
Who is Mia’s mother?
This is the amount Mia must raise to enter the essay contest.
What is $300?
Mia understands Jason’s embarrassment after Mr. Yao criticizes his mistakes. This shows that Mia is this.
What is empathetic?
“Our minds boggled when we learned how far the spacecraft had traveled.” What does boggled mean?
What is became amazed, overwhelmed, or confused?
The motel being offered as the contest prize is located in this state.
What is Vermont?
This character struggles with the math required to operate the front desk.
Who is Jason?
Mr. Yao brings Jason to the Calivista so that Jason can learn how to do this job.
What is manage the front desk?
Mr. Yao assumes that a Black guest must be dangerous. This reveals that he is this.
What is prejudiced?
“The suggestion that our principal secretly lives at school sounded preposterous.” What does preposterous mean?
What is completely unreasonable or ridiculous?
Jason attempts to check in customers at this location.
What is the Calivista’s front desk?
This angry guest reports that her car has been stolen.
Who is Mrs. Q?
After a guest’s car is stolen, the police unfairly focus their investigation on this motel resident.
Who is Hank?
Hank remains calm because he has experienced unfair treatment many times before. This shows that he has become this.
What is resigned?
“Before the speaker could finish, Malik interjected with an important correction.” What does interjected mean?
What is interrupted by suddenly saying something?
A guest discovers that her car has disappeared from this part of the motel property.
What is the parking lot?
This weekly resident is unfairly treated as a suspect because he is Black.
Who is Hank?