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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is LeeRoy's budget?
(a) He has to live on $19 a day.
(b) He has to live on $5.50 a day.
(c) He has $332 per week.
(d) He has no budget because his parents are wealthy.

3. Why does the bus pull over?
(a) It is because Hằng throws up.
(b) It is because Hằng's uncle stops the bus.
(c) There is a car accident on the road.
(d) It is because the bus has a flat tire.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hằng's first impression of LeeRoy?

2. Why does the man at the gate turn away LeeRoy's five dollars?

3. Why does LeeRoy come back?

4. How does Hằng find Chú Quốc different from her father?

5. How are LeeRoy and Hằng getting along at the start of their journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways do Hằng and LeeRoy struggle with language and identity?

2. What does Hằng’s reaction to the bus leaving without her reveal about her ability to survive?

3. What is the significance of LeeRoy and Hằng arguing about the music The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly?

4. Why do the cowboys trick LeeRoy?

5. What does Mrs. Brown’s offer of help and food represent in the story?

6. What are some signs that LeeRoy is less annoyed with Hằng?

7. What are the spiky memories that come up for Hằng and why are they spiky?

8. Why does Hằng sit down and refuse to leave once the police arrive?

9. Why does Mrs. Brown steal LeeRoy’s wallet?

10. How do people react to Hằng, and what does that reveal about difference?

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