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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 LeeRoy notice when he gets on the horse?
(a) The horse is sick and dangerous to ride.
(b) His chaps are loose and will get tangled.
(c) The saddle is on too loose.
(d) There is a saddle horn, which should not be there.

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

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

4. What does Mrs. Brown give to Hằng to help with nausea?
(a) She gives Hằng ginger.
(b) She gives her pills.
(c) She gives her ginger ale.
(d) She gives her ice cubes in a cloth.

5. What does LeeRoy want to do at the ghost rodeo?
(a) He wants to get a job with Bruce Ford.
(b) He wants to buy a horse.
(c) He wants to get rid of David and Hằng.
(d) He wants to earn his grandfather's buckle by taking part in saddle bronc.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hằng approach in the rest stop?

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

3. What experience does LeeRoy have riding bronc?

4. What does Linh do when he sees Hằng at the door?

5. What does Hằng's uncle say he did to find Linh?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. What does LeeRoy’s reactions to the cowboys reveal about his ability to survive? How does it compare to Hằng?

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