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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 obey him.
(c) She says that Hằng should flatter him.
(d) She says that Hằng should stand up to him.

2. What does Hằng learn when she arrives in America?
(a) That Linh has been found.
(b) That her mother arrived before her.
(c) That her gradmother wrote her a letter.
(d) That her grandmother has died.

3. What advice does En-Di give to Hằng?
(a) She tells Hằng to read on the bus to pass the time.
(b) She suggests Hằng tell everyone her name is Moon, she is 12, and her parents are letting her go on an adventure.
(c) She tells Hằng to start lots of conversations and rely on the kindness of strangers.
(d) She tells Hằng to eat lots of ginger to handle motion sickness.

4. Where did LeeRoy's grandmother want to live?
(a) She wanted to live in Texas with her cowboy husband.
(b) She wanted to live in New York City.
(c) She wanted to live in Vietnam.
(d) She wanted to live in London

5. How does En-Di help Hằng?
(a) She convinces LeeRoy to drive Hằng to Amarillo.
(b) She tells her dad where Hằng is going so he can keep Hằng safe.
(c) She packs her clothes in a backpack and gives her sixty dollars of savings, then drives her to the bus station.
(d) She lends Hằng her Mustang.

6. What does Mr. Morgan use for bedding for his horses?
(a) He uses hay.
(b) He uses grass.
(c) He uses oats.
(d) He uses hemp straw.

7. What does Mrs. Brown remember about Hằng's brother?
(a) Linh came to Amarillo by himself, looking for Hằng.
(b) An adoption agency brought Hằng to Amarillo.
(c) Brother Grady brought a boy named David to the church.
(d) A woman named Cora brought Linh to Amarillo.

8. Why did Hằng's uncle not sponsor the family to immigrate to America?
(a) Hằng's uncle was not willing to write a sponsorship letter.
(b) Hằng's grandmother was too sick to travel and this made the family inelligible.
(c) Hằng's father was accused of wrongdoing in the army and this made the family not qualified.
(d) They needed stamps from many agencies and were considered low priority refugees.

9. Where does Hằng fall when she gets out of the truck?
(a) She falls into a ditch full of thistles.
(b) She falls into a ditch full of water.
(c) She falls into a mud puddle.
(d) She falls into a field.

10. What does Hằng want to do when LeeRoy is turned away by the gate man?
(a) She wants to see what else is at the ghost rodeo.
(b) She wants to go home.
(c) She wants to argue with the gate man and try to give him more money to let LeeRoy ride.
(d) She wants to talk to Linh about horses.

11. Why is Hằng nervous about her uncle finding her?
(a) Her uncle wants to punish her.
(b) She is being grounded.
(c) Her uncle wants to take her back with him.
(d) She owes her uncle money.

12. What is LeeRoy's impression of the hired hands?
(a) They are not clean and do not show the respect Bruce Ford has by dressing like cowboys.
(b) They are not very bright.
(c) They have nicer clothes than he does.
(d) They are real cowboys and he wants to be rough just like them.

13. How long does LeeRoy last on the horse?
(a) He lasts two seconds.
(b) He lasts four seconds.
(c) He is thrown right away.
(d) He lasts seven seconds.

14. How does Chú Quốc find Hằng?
(a) Chú Quốc has hired private investigators to find his niece.
(b) LeeRoy has called him to tell him where Hằng is.
(c) Chú Quốc called the police.
(d) Mrs. Brown gives him the address after Chú Quốc sees Hằng's aunt's hat there.

15. How does Hằng think she can prevent confessing about what happened at the airport?
(a) She thinks she can pretend not to understand the questions in English.
(b) She thinks she can lie to the lawyers.
(c) She thinks she can convince her brother to come with her to their uncle's house.
(d) She thinks she can get LeeRoy to convince her uncle not to be so pushy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the man at the gate turn away LeeRoy's five dollars?

2. Why does LeeRoy not want a job?

3. What does Hằng's uncle do when he learns Hằng is safe in a refugee camp?

4. Why is David's horse important to him?

5. What happens to the bus when Hằng goes inside the rest stop?

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