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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hằng's father give Chú Quốc?
(a) He gave him his scholarship.
(b) He gave him advice.
(c) He gave him ancestors' bones.
(d) He gave him a sponsorship letter to the United States.

2. How is Hằng connected to Texas?
(a) Her ancestors are from Texas.
(b) She and her family travelled to Texas on Vacation.
(c) She and her father and brother used to watch Western movies in Vietnam and practice their English.
(d) She learned about Texas in school.

3. What advice does Bà give about Chú Quốc?
(a) She says that Hằng may need to go around him.
(b) She says that Hằng should flatter him.
(c) She says that Hằng should obey him.
(d) She says that Hằng should stand up to him.

4. What was Bà's plan for when Hằng and her mother left by boat?
(a) She was going to a hospital.
(b) She was going to move to a new economic zone in the jungle, like their neighbor.
(c) She was going to live with a neighbor.
(d) She was going to try to get a later boat or get to America some other way.

5. What does Hằng do in the rest stop when she panics?
(a) She stays in the rest stop and waits for her uncle.
(b) She remembers her grandmother's advice to take the next step and to ask someone likely for help.
(c) She calls the police for help.
(d) She has a panic attack and throws up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chú Quốc want for Hằng?

2. Why did Hằng's uncle not sponsor the family to immigrate to America?

3. What does Mrs. Brown remember about Hằng's brother?

4. What is LeeRoy's background?

5. What had happened to the monks on the boat?

(see the answer key)

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