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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 do the hired hands call Hằng?
(a) They call her a cowgirl.
(b) They call her a little Chinese girl.
(c) They call her a refugee.
(d) They call her Moon.

2. What is Hằng's first impression of her brother?
(a) He is very kind and welcoming.
(b) He is well-dressed.
(c) He looks exactly like he did six years ago.
(d) He is much older and unfamiliar, wearing clothes that do not fit.

3. What does Hằng do every morning?
(a) She draws horses.
(b) She climbs on a ladder to spy on her brother.
(c) She tends her fruit garden.
(d) She learns to ride a horse

4. What were David's first words in Amarillo?
(a) He said "thank you" to Brother Grady.
(b) He spoke in Vietnamese when eating an underripe plum.
(c) He prayed in Vietnamese.
(d) He asked Mrs. Brown for help.

5. Why does Hằng eat ginger on the bus?
(a) She wants to remember her past.
(b) She wants to soothe her nausea.
(c) She's bored.
(d) She wants to be healthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do Hằng and LeeRoy have to stay outside the stables?

2. What does LeeRoy notice when he gets on the horse?

3. Why does the bus pull over?

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

5. Why does the neighbor look like a real cowboy to Hằng?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why do LeeRoy and Hằng have different attitudes about food?

6. Why might Hằng think the story she tells about her father’s bones is happy while Chú Quốc is horrified and cries?

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

8. What do Hằng’s and LeeRoy’s different reactions to Mexican Hat reveal about their personalities?

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

10. How is Hằng shown to be different from the very start of the novel?

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