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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 David remember first from Hằng's stories?

2. What does Angie's dance teacher teach her?

3. Why is Cora being nice to Hằng?

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

5. What does LeeRoy realize about Hằng and his dreams to be a cowboy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the book LeeRoy buy reflect his relationship with his parents?

2. What are some of the dangers Hằng encounters on her journey?

3. What is the significance of the fair?

4. What is Hằng’s relationship to the land?

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

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

7. Why does Hằng panic when Cora makes her pretty?

8. How does Chú Quốc try to convince Hằng to sign the documents and what does it reveal about him?

9. What punishment does Mr. Morgan impose?

10. Why are Mr. Morgan’s cantaloupes three dollars each?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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