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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does LeeRoy want to do at the ghost rodeo?
(a) He wants to buy a horse.
(b) He wants to get a job with Bruce Ford.
(c) He wants to earn his grandfather's buckle by taking part in saddle bronc.
(d) He wants to get rid of David and Hằng.

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

3. What do Hằng and LeeRoy have to eat?
(a) They have tropical fruits.
(b) They have sandwiches.
(c) They have beef jerky.
(d) They have saltines, an orange, celery, and ginger ale.

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

5. What does Hằng call her mother?
(a) She always called her Mẹ.
(b) She always called her Ma.
(c) She always called her Mama.
(d) She called her Ba.

6. Why does LeeRoy try to stop Chú Quốc?
(a) He does not want to lose the money he would gain by taking Hằng to her brother.
(b) Hằng shouts to LeeRoy for help.
(c) He thinks it is what a cowboy would do.
(d) He is angry at the uncle for calliing him a shiny cowboy.

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

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

9. 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.

10. 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 Vietnam.
(c) She wanted to live in London
(d) She wanted to live in New York City.

11. 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.

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

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

14. What is Hằng's first impression of her brother?
(a) He is well-dressed.
(b) He is very kind and welcoming.
(c) He is much older and unfamiliar, wearing clothes that do not fit.
(d) He looks exactly like he did six years ago.

15. What does Hằng plant for herself and LeeRoy?
(a) She plants melons so she can sell them at the fair and make more money.
(b) She plants vegetables, including mustard greens, celery, and ginger.
(c) She plants flowers.
(d) She plants exotic fruit to give to her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do we learn about the monks on the fishing boat through Hằng's memories?

2. Where does Hằng fall when she gets out of the truck?

3. What does Hằng's uncle say he did to find Linh?

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

5. How did Bà help Hằng and her mother when they were going to go on the boat?

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