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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Colonel Mackenzie defeat the Comanche?
(a) He told them to leave the land.
(b) He made them sign a peace treaty to leave the canyon to him.
(c) He destroyed their home and captured then killed many of their horses.
(d) He made them ill by poisoning their water.

2. Why does LeeRoy not hug Hằng?
(a) He is worried they will fall into the canyon if he moves.
(b) He can see she is traumatized and a hug would not be welcome.
(c) She is too cold and wet from the hail.
(d) He is too shy and too nervous around Hằng because he has a crush on her.

3. Why is Cora being nice to Hằng?
(a) Cora sees that David is close to Hằng wants to be close to the girl, too.
(b) Cora wants to convince Hằng to testify on her behalf in court.
(c) With Hằng's confession, she sees a way to officially adopt her son.
(d) Hằng needs help because she is traumatized.

4. What did LeeRoy study in school in senior year?
(a) He studied how to be a cowboy.
(b) He studied Calculus and History.
(c) He studied Chemistry and Vietnamese History.
(d) He studied the geological, historical, and political significance of the Palo Duro Canyon.

5. What happened to Hằng and her mother on the boat?
(a) The other refugees ganged up on them and tried to rob them.
(b) Pirates slashed at Hằng's mother's clothes and Hằng attacked them before one of the pirates slashed her mother's throat.
(c) The boat capsized in a big storm.
(d) Pirates kidnapped her mother and threw Hằng in the ocean.

6. Why was Hằng given reeds?
(a) The reeds were edible and would give her something to eat.
(b) They could use the reeds as weapons to defend themsleves from pirates.
(c) If the pirates came, she and the girl could breathe underwater so the pirates could not find them.
(d) They could scratch insect bites with the reeds.

7. What does Angie's dad think of Hằng's confession?
(a) He thinks she is being dishonest because she wants to get closer to Linh and Cora.
(b) He thinks she is telling the truth to hurt the family.
(c) He thinks she is telling the truth.
(d) He thinks she is afraid of the pirates and is not telling the truth.

8. What was the warning Hằng was given in the cave?
(a) Do not let the pirates see you.
(b) Do not let the cave flood.
(c) Drink enough water so you do not get sick.
(d) Stay in the cave until dark.

9. What is the surprise LeeRoy gets his mom's help for?
(a) He gives Hằng his truck so she can travel to Austin to see him.
(b) He has his mom order a book about tropical fruits, as a gift to Hằng.
(c) He offers to have Hằng move back to Austin with him.
(d) He gets his mom to arrange a scholarship to UT for Hằng/

10. How does Cora tell them they need to get rid of the mesquite stump?
(a) They have to use chemicals to make the root shrink.
(b) They have to dig it out by hand.
(c) They have to dynamite it out.
(d) They have to use LeeRoy's truck.

11. What does Amarillo mean?
(a) It means tropical tree.
(b) It means butterfly.
(c) It means hope.
(d) It means yellow.

12. Why does Hằng want to remember now, when she tried to keep her memories at bay before?
(a) There is no point in keeping the memories at bay now that she has confessed to her uncle.
(b) She feels safe in the canyon with LeeRoy.
(c) She wants to write her stories down and she needs to remember.
(d) She is happy to remember.

13. What advice does Chú Quốc's wife give to Hằng?
(a) She tells Hằng to take conversational English classes.
(b) She tells Hằng to get treatment to heal her scars.
(c) She tells Hằng to dress more like an American.
(d) She tells Hằng not to tell people about her old life or the boat, because people will pity and judge her.

14. Why does Bà sit with Communist quadrant leader?
(a) She hopes to marry the leader.
(b) She wants to bribe the leader.
(c) She does this to distract him from Hằng's mother.
(d) She hopes he will pay for the family to go to America.

15. What does Angie's dad think about her plans for dance?
(a) He does not think it is a viable career.
(b) He is happy she is successful at dance.
(c) He wishes she did Vietnamese dance, instead.
(d) He is happy she is creative.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes a panic on the island?

2. Why doe the girl run towards the pirates?

3. What decision does Mr. Morgan make?

4. What surprises LeeRoy about Hằng's reaction to his offer of a piggy-back ride?

5. What is the signifiance of the yellow butterfly?

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