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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does LeeRoy notice too late?
(a) The cowboys are too drunk to count to eight.
(b) The cowboys have set him up to be hurt.
(c) The cowboys want to steal his money.
(d) The cowboys want to kidnap Hằng.

2. Why does Hằng tell LeeRoy not to get on the horse?
(a) She says he will lose money.
(b) She says the gate man was right.
(c) She says they need to get up early for chores.
(d) She says he is not a real cowboy.

3. What does Hằng draw and write for Mrs. Brown?
(a) She draws pictures of her grandmother.
(b) She draws horses and then writes down a National Geographic article about wild horses.
(c) She draws pictures of the war and refugee camp.
(d) She draws pictures of exotic fruit.

4. What does Hằng's uncle say he did to find Linh?
(a) He called the police to report Linh missing.
(b) He went to Amarillo, knocked on doors, put ads in the newspaper, and hired a detective.
(c) He hired lawyers to find him.
(d) He went online and searched for Linh that way.

5. Why are Hằng and LeeRoy on Mr. Morgan's ranch?
(a) They are working for money to get Linh back to Vietnam.
(b) They need money for food.
(c) It is a punishment from Cora.
(d) They are working off the damage to the truck.

6. Why is Hằng's appearance unusual?
(a) She has dyed her hair to fit in and it came out looking strange.
(b) She had shaved her head and eyelashes as part of her disguise as a monk and they are only now growing back.
(c) She wears a big cowboy hat.
(d) She insists on wearing dresses, even though she works on a ranch.

7. What does Hằng's uncle do when he learns Hằng is safe in a refugee camp?
(a) He sends Hằng money so she can get out of the refugee camp faster.
(b) He throws a party for the family.
(c) He hands out cupcakes at work.
(d) He writes to Hằng.

8. Why does Hằng not want her brother to stay with Cora?
(a) Hằng does not want to stay at the ranch and does not think her brother should, either.
(b) Linh will lose his Vietnamese heritage if he stays.
(c) Hằng thinks Cora is wrong for not legally adopting Linh.
(d) Hằng's family gave up a lot to get to Linh and America.

9. What does Hằng call the rap songs LeeRoy plays in his truck?
(a) She calls them poems.
(b) She calls them bad music.
(c) She calls them songs.
(d) She compares them to Vietnamese songs.

10. Why does Hằng not want to give LeeRoy her orange?
(a) She is saving it for her brother.
(b) She thinks LeeRoy has enough food for himself.
(c) LeeRoy is allergic to oranges.
(d) She wants it for herself.

11. What does Hằng give LeeRoy to try to convince him to take her to her brother?
(a) She gives him a rodeo buckle.
(b) She gives him $40.
(c) She gives him a book.
(d) She gives him food.

12. Why does the man at the gate turn away LeeRoy's five dollars?
(a) He thinks LeeRoy is a fake cowboy and can get hurt.
(b) LeeRoy does not have his own horse to take part in the rodeo.
(c) LeeRoy is from out of town and this rodeo is only for locals.
(d) He wants more money.

13. Why does the neighbor look like a real cowboy to Hằng?
(a) He has a big moustache.
(b) He looks like LeeRoy.
(c) He is driving a new pick up truck.
(d) He has bowed legs and an old leather hat.

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

15. How does LeeRoy stop Chú Quốc's car?
(a) He calls the police.
(b) He stops his truck sideways in front of the car.
(c) He sideswipes the car.
(d) He crashes into the back of the car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Morgan use for bedding for his horses?

2. How does Hằng think she can prevent confessing about what happened at the airport?

3. Why does Hằng want to find her brother before nightfall?

4. What happens to David's horse?

5. What happens to LeeRoy at the bar?

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