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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hằng realize about why she needs Linh?
(a) He makes her happy.
(b) He needs her.
(c) He gives her focus and protects her from wanting vengance.
(d) Her reminds her of her past, and that is important for her.

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

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

4. 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 offers to have Hằng move back to Austin with him.
(c) He gets his mom to arrange a scholarship to UT for Hằng/
(d) He has his mom order a book about tropical fruits, as a gift to Hằng.

5. What does he tell Hằng about longhorns?
(a) Longhorns are the official logo for UT Austin, where LeeRoy wants to go to school.
(b) They like to eat grass.
(c) Longhorns were brought to the area by the Spanish in the 1500s.
(d) Longhorns are ideal for bronc riding.

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

7. What happens in the cave?
(a) A bear comes into the cave.
(b) Some insects burrow under Hằng's skin and into the girl's skin.
(c) There is a snake in the cave.
(d) Pirates come into the cave and find them.

8. What happened on the island after the pirates left?
(a) Hằng and the girl never found pleasure again.
(b) Hằng and the girl were served a stunning feast of urchin, fish, wild ginger, and orchid.
(c) Hằng and the girl from the cave had a big argument about the reeds.
(d) Hằng and the girl were put on another boat to keep them safe from pirates.

9. Why does LeeRoy rap?
(a) He is scared that Hằng is so still and non-responsive.
(b) He is trying to encourage Hằng to cry if she needs to.
(c) He wants to make Hằng go back to the house.
(d) He wants to remind Hằng of their time on the road.

10. What does everyone see after LeeRoy helps Linh?
(a) They see that Hằng has been hiding money under her shirt.
(b) They see Hằng's ratty clothes.
(c) They see that Hằng has tattoos.
(d) They see Hằng's scars.

11. Where does Hằng hide?
(a) She hides in a cave with another girl.
(b) She covers herself in mud so nobody will notice her.
(c) She hides under some bushes.
(d) She hides in a tree.

12. How did Hằng get her scars?
(a) Worms had crawled under her skin in the cave and had to be steamed out.
(b) She got an infection from being in the water.
(c) She got burned by sitting too close to the fire.
(d) The pirates slashed her skin.

13. What does Cora do for Hằng?
(a) She gives her a horse.
(b) She cuts her hair, puts on makeup, and sews her dresses that hide her scars.
(c) She offers to adopt Hằng.
(d) She teaches Hằng to cook American food.

14. What punishment does Mr. Morgan devise for Linh, Hằng, and LeeRoy for going to the midnight rodeo?
(a) He has them uproot mesquite trees.
(b) He has them plant melons.
(c) He has them put up fence posts.
(d) He has them muck out the horse stalls.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to the canyon to find LeeRoy and Hằng?

2. What greets Hằng when she swims to the island?

3. Why do the cowboys say they tricked LeeRoy?

4. What does Hằng think of LeeRoy's rap?

5. What decision does Mr. Morgan make?

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