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

2. What was the warning Hằng was given in the cave?
(a) Drink enough water so you do not get sick.
(b) Do not let the pirates see you.
(c) Stay in the cave until dark.
(d) Do not let the cave flood.

3. Why does LeeRoy think the girl at the rodeo is flirting with him?
(a) She talks to him, mentions his muscles, and touches his arm.
(b) She laughs at him.
(c) She asks him out on a date and asks for a funnel cake.
(d) She asks for his help in getting on a horse.

4. What is the surprise LeeRoy gets his mom's help for?
(a) He offers to have Hằng move back to Austin with him.
(b) He has his mom order a book about tropical fruits, as a gift to Hằng.
(c) He gives Hằng his truck so she can travel to Austin to see him.
(d) He gets his mom to arrange a scholarship to UT for Hằng/

5. What does Hằng confess to Linh?
(a) She tells him that she and her mother dressed as monks to get away so they could find him.
(b) She tells him that they dug up their father's bones and her grandmother kept the bones.
(c) She tells him about the refugee boat.
(d) She tells him she pretended they were orphans to get on the plane, not knowing he would be taken alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What greets Hằng when she swims to the island?

2. Where does Hằng stay after she comes back from the canyon?

3. What does Hằng reveal in the stables, after the argument?

4. How did Mildred help Mr. Morgan save the farm?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hằng blame herself for her mother’s death?

2. What happens to the cowboys who hurt LeeRoy?

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

4. What does the novel tell us about sacrifice?

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

6. What does the symbol of the butterfly mean?

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

8. How does Hằng’s definition of home change?

9. Why is Hằng upset when Angie arrives at the stables?

10. Why are Linh’s first words to Hằng significant?

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