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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 might Chú Quốc cry at Hằng's story, when he asked for a happy story?
(a) The story is very sad, though Hằng does not realize it.
(b) He is sad that he does not have his own memories of Vietnam.
(c) He is sad that the story will not help him adopt Linh.
(d) Chú Quốc is angry at the Communist leader and this makes him cry.

2. What song does Angie put on the radio to soothe her dad?
(a) She puts on a rap song.
(b) She puts on a Vietnamese song about butterflies.
(c) She puts on a country song.
(d) She puts on a Vietnamese songs about rain.

3. Why does Bà sit with Communist quadrant leader?
(a) She wants to bribe the leader.
(b) She does this to distract him from Hằng's mother.
(c) She hopes to marry the leader.
(d) She hopes he will pay for the family to go to America.

4. What do Hằng, LeeRoy, and the others do when it starts to rain and hail?
(a) They get rain barrels to collect the water and try to protect the vines.
(b) They get helmets to protect their heads.
(c) They go inside until the rain is over.
(d) They run around in the rain and play.

5. Why was Hằng given reeds?
(a) They could use the reeds as weapons to defend themsleves from pirates.
(b) If the pirates came, she and the girl could breathe underwater so the pirates could not find them.
(c) They could scratch insect bites with the reeds.
(d) The reeds were edible and would give her something to eat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hằng think of LeeRoy's rap?

2. What does Cora do for Hằng?

3. Who helps LeeRoy, Hằng, and David?

4. How does Cora sew the dresses to hide Hằng's scars?

5. What did LeeRoy study in school in senior year?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the symbol of the butterfly mean?

2. In what ways have LeeRoy’s dreams changed at the end of the book?

3. Why does Hằng tell her uncle the story of her father’s bones?

4. What does Angie understand about her dad?

5. Why might LeeRoy and Hằng not be officially dating yet?

6. Why does Hằng cry out when she falls when she does not shout when everything else happens to her?

7. What does the novel tell us about sacrifice?

8. What is the significance of LeeRoy’s truck being fixed?

9. What could it mean that Hằng accepts a piggy-back ride from LeeRoy and giggles?

10. How do songs convey emotions and experiences words alone cannot express?

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