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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 happens to LeeRoy at the bar?

2. What is a ghost rodeo?

3. What advice does Bà give about Chú Quốc?

4. What does Hằng do in the rest stop when she panics?

5. What were David's first words in Amarillo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Hằng sit down and refuse to leave once the police arrive?

9. How do people react to Hằng, and what does that reveal about difference?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Investigate the importance of food in preserving and expressing cultural identity for the characters. How does Hằng use food to try to get closer to her brother? What is the significance of the food Mr. Morgan and Hằng grow on the ranch?

Essay Topic 2

Butterfly Yellow uses references to American popular culture, including rap music and movies. Why might this be included in the novel? What role does pop culture play?

Essay Topic 3

Hằng looks, sounds, and behaves differently than the Texans around her. Examine the challenges and significance of language and cultural barriers for Hằng, right from the moment readers meet her in the novel.

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