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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 is Hằng considering she may do next?

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

3. Why does LeeRoy feel worse around Hằng?

4. Why does LeeRoy think he has turned into a sap?

5. What does LeeRoy do to help Linh?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare and contrast how Lan (Orchid) and Hằng deal with their trauma.

2. Why does David not tell anyone that he remembers the taste of fruit?

3. What does this part of the novel uncover about physical and mental scars?

4. What does LeeRoy realize as he sits beside Hằng?

5. What is the significance of the Ferris Wheel?

6. What does the symbol of the butterfly mean?

7. What does the novel tell us about sacrifice?

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

9. What is the significance of the inscription LeeRoy writes in the book?

10. What punishment does Mr. Morgan impose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the ways in which Hằng and her brother adapt to life in America and how they hold onto their roots. Linh is more Americanized, but how does he hold onto his past? Hằng is less Americanized, but in what ways does she adapt to her new surroundings?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What do LeeRoy and Hằng discover about themselves during the novel? How do they grow and change?

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