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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hằng ask LeeRoy to do?
(a) She asks him to take them back to Mr. Morgan's house.
(b) She asks him for hot cocoa.
(c) She asks him to keep talking.
(d) She asks him to put the tarp over them to keep them dry.

2. What causes a panic on the island?
(a) More pirates are coming.
(b) There is a bad storm moving in.
(c) There is a fire.
(d) There is a flood.

3. What is Hằng considering she may do next?
(a) She is wondering if she can ask for work on the ranch or can make a shelter on the land to be near her brother.
(b) She hopes Cora will adopt her.
(c) She is planning on leaving with LeeRoy when he leaves the ranch.
(d) She plans to stay with En-Di and her uncle.

4. How is LeeRoy hurt?
(a) The cowboys beat him up and throw him out of the rodeo because he is a shiny cowboy.
(b) He falls off the horse.
(c) Hằng accidentally hurts him with her knife.
(d) He hurts his crotch when it is slammed into the saddle horn during his ride.

5. Why does the Communist quandrant leader get angry at Hằng's mother?
(a) She is rude to him.
(b) She wears makeup and he feels this is dishonest.
(c) He wants the house and is annoyed she will not sign it over.
(d) She is unwell and does not work, and he believes everyone should labor.

6. Where is Hằng's home at the end of the book?
(a) She lives in Austin.
(b) She lives in Cora's house.
(c) She lives in a UT dorm.
(d) She lives in her uncle's house.

7. What greets Hằng when she swims to the island?
(a) More pirates are waiting for them.
(b) The island is empty.
(c) Her and eight other refugees are greeted by people who give them food and coconut water.
(d) She sees the body of her mother washed up on shore.

8. Why does Linh shout at Hằng to not stand behind the horse?
(a) Horses kick if someone is behind them.
(b) He does not want Hằng near his favorite horse.
(c) He wants Hằng to talk to her uncle, so he does not have to.
(d) He does not want Hằng to talk to him anymore.

9. What decision did Lan reach about her experience?
(a) She wanted lawyers to get the pirates thrown in jail.
(b) She wanted to travel to Texas with Hằng.
(c) She decided she wanted to write stories to share her experiences.
(d) She decided to change her name and act like nothing had happened to her.

10. How does Linh react to Hằng's confession?
(a) He forgives her.
(b) He is angry at her for lying to him about where they were going.
(c) He does not understand Vietnamese.
(d) He says he likes his life here better, anyway.

11. What does Hằng confess to Linh?
(a) She tells him about the refugee boat.
(b) She tells him that they dug up their father's bones and her grandmother kept the bones.
(c) She tells him that she and her mother dressed as monks to get away so they could find him.
(d) She tells him she pretended they were orphans to get on the plane, not knowing he would be taken alone.

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

13. What happens to the girl in the cave?
(a) Her face has been burned and her hair has been cut off.
(b) She has made it to safety and can now help Hằng heal.
(c) She has been assaulted by the pirates and her back is burned.
(d) She has been killed.

14. What does Hằng write her own song about?
(a) She writes about the ranch.
(b) She writes about a yellow butterfly and her brother.
(c) She writes about her journey to America and how people like LeeRoy are kind as she seeks a future for herself.
(d) She writes about rain and soldiers killed in the war.

15. What does LeeRoy do to help Linh?
(a) He grabs a first aid kit.
(b) He calls a hospital.
(c) He calls a vet because Linh's vet is closest to the ranch.
(d) She grabs her shirt and tries to wipe her skin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the warning Hằng was given in the cave?

2. What does Hằng think could happen to Lan?

3. What does Amarillo mean?

4. How did Mildred help Mr. Morgan save the farm?

5. What does LeeRoy do on his day off?

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