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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hằng's uncle do when he learns Hằng is safe in a refugee camp?

2. What happens to David's horse?

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

4. How does En-Di help Hằng?

5. What is LeeRoy's background?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Mrs. Brown steal LeeRoy’s wallet?

4. Why does the accident between Chú Quốc and LeeRoy happen?

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

6. Why is Hằng both happy and sad around Linh?

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze how Hằng’s family relationships (with her cousin, uncle, and brother) evolve and adapt. How do war and immigration affect these relationships?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolic meaning of the butterfly and its significance in the lives of Hằng and Linh. What does the butterfly mean to each of them? How is it symbolic that the butterfly lands on Linh at the fair?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how LeeRoy’s cowboy aspirations change over the course of the novel. Do you think he has given up being a cowboy or has he become a real cowboy? Share evidence from the novel to support your argument.

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