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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 is LeeRoy's real name?
(a) His name is Leon.
(b) His name is Leslie.
(c) His name is Bruce.
(d) His name is Donald.

2. What advice does Bà give about Chú Quốc?
(a) She says that Hằng should stand up to him.
(b) She says that Hằng may need to go around him.
(c) She says that Hằng should obey him.
(d) She says that Hằng should flatter him.

3. What happens to LeeRoy at the bar?
(a) He gets tossed out.
(b) He gets a job from Bruce Ford.
(c) He pays for a horse.
(d) He agrees to join a rodeo.

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

5. Why does the man at the gate turn away LeeRoy's five dollars?
(a) LeeRoy is from out of town and this rodeo is only for locals.
(b) He thinks LeeRoy is a fake cowboy and can get hurt.
(c) He wants more money.
(d) LeeRoy does not have his own horse to take part in the rodeo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hằng's uncle not sponsor the family to immigrate to America?

2. How long does LeeRoy last on the horse?

3. What is LeeRoy's background?

4. What does Hằng draw and write for Mrs. Brown?

5. What does Hằng call the rap songs LeeRoy plays in his truck?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do the cowboys trick LeeRoy?

5. Hằng reflects that LeeRoy’s name means Glass-Whip in Vietnamese. In what ways is LeeRoy like a Glass Whip at this stage of the novel?

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

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

8. What is the role of kindness and community as Hằng seeks her brother?

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

10. We hear two versions of how Linh got to America—what are those versions?

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