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Who tells Cici, "Good grades, good college, good job, good life"?
Dad
Who admits that they don't want to be a great chef or run a restaurant?
Miranda
Why was Miranda up set with Cici during round 1 of the cooking contest?
She didn't cook the pasta al dente. She overcooded the pasta.
What do Miranda and Cici make when the secret ingredient is zucchini?
Chocolate chip cookies
What sits in front of the old photos of Cici's ancestors in her home?
bowls of rice
What must Cici do in order to be allowed to be in the cooking competition?
Keep her grades up
Why is Miranda's dad upset about Cici stopping by the restaurant?
He thinks she's a spy.
What are the kids in the cooking contest given each week?
a secret ingredient
What ingredient does Cici suggest they add to the chocolate chip cookies?
smoked sea salt
How does A-ma show she believes that Cici is going to win the cooking competition?
she buys new luggage
What is Cici's secret weapon that will make Dad give permission to gover her friend's house?
100 on her math test
What was Miranda's comic book about?
Goats that wear capes and fly like Superman
What did Cici add to the recipe to give it a deeper flavor?
Chicken liver
In addition to all of Miranda's skills, what does Cici learn she can do?
speak Italian
What special activity did Cici and her grandmother enjoy doing every Saturday?
going to the market
How did Dad find out that Cici was lying about her math test?
he checked online
Who picks up Miranda and Cici from school to bring them back to Miranda's house?
Miranda's nanny or second mom
What is the prize for winning the cooking competition?
One thousand dollars
What special event does Cici want A-ma want to celebrate in America?
her 70th birthday
What genre best describes Measuring Up?
realistic fiction
What did Cici make that everyone in the cafeteria seems to want?
marshmallow peanut butter sandwich
What does Miranda's mother do for a living?
Professional artist
How does Cici learn about the cooking competition?
What did Miranda's nanny tell Cici that people from England, Germany, Australia and Italy also need in order to stay in the United States?
a green card
Who was the most critical judge in the competition?
Mr. Bonze