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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. Why does Hằng not want to give LeeRoy her orange?
(a) She wants it for herself.
(b) She thinks LeeRoy has enough food for himself.
(c) LeeRoy is allergic to oranges.
(d) She is saving it for her brother.

2. What experience does LeeRoy have riding bronc?
(a) He learned to ride from Mr. Morgan.
(b) He took pony rides as a child and read about Bruce Ford.
(c) He learned to ride bronc from his grandfather for years.
(d) He took many lessons in rodeo techniques.

3. Why does LeeRoy not want a job?
(a) He does not like to work.
(b) He does not have to work because his parents pay his way.
(c) He canont find a job.
(d) This is his summer to be a cowboy and he has worked for it.

4. What is Hằng's impression of Texas from the bus?
(a) It is too full of people.
(b) It is too hot.
(c) It is vast and empty, with big skies and lots of billboards.
(d) It is boring.

5. What happens to the bus when Hằng goes inside the rest stop?
(a) The bus breaks down.
(b) The bus changes drivers.
(c) The bus drives off without her.
(d) The bus becomes more crowded.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did LeeRoy's grandmother want to live?

3. What is the goal of saddle bronc?

4. How does Hằng think she can prevent confessing about what happened at the airport?

5. What does Hằng do in the rest stop when she panics?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Linh’s (David’s) bond with his horse indicate?

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

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

4. Why does Chú Quốc not want to hear the truth about what happened to Linh in Vietnam?

5. What is the intergenerational conflict that happens at the ranch when Hằng first meets Linh?

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

7. Why do the cowboys trick LeeRoy?

8. What is LeeRoy’s relationship with his parent’s like?

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

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

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