View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does LeeRoy feel worse around Hằng?

2. How is LeeRoy hurt?

3. What does Hằng ask LeeRoy to do?

4. Why is Angie's dad so upset?

5. What does everyone see after LeeRoy helps Linh?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What punishment does Mr. Morgan impose?

4. What is the significance of the Ferris Wheel?

5. Why do we get a bit of LeeRoy’s perspective and then Hằng’s perspective as she remembers?

6. What does Angie understand about her dad?

7. What is the significance of the fair?

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

9. What is the significance of the feast the islanders make for Hằng and the girl in the cave?

10. Why might Hằng be experiencing less nausea at this point in the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore how Hằng and LeeRoy adapt in the face of difficult circumstances. How do they find common ground and what kinds of barriers do they overcome, both together and individually?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the trauma of the Vietnam War affects the lives of Linh, Cora, and Hằng. How do they each remember and understand the war? How has it changed each of their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Many of the characters in the novel, including Linh, Hằng, Mr. Morgan, and LeeRoy, are renamed or are given nicknames. Explore the significance of names and naming in the novel, including the use of nicknames and the act of renaming.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,007 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample