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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Bà give about Chú Quốc?
(a) She says that Hằng may need to go around him.
(b) She says that Hằng should obey him.
(c) She says that Hằng should stand up to him.
(d) She says that Hằng should flatter him.

2. What does Mr. Morgan use for bedding for his horses?
(a) He uses oats.
(b) He uses grass.
(c) He uses hemp straw.
(d) He uses hay.

3. Why does the neighbor look like a real cowboy to Hằng?
(a) He has a big moustache.
(b) He is driving a new pick up truck.
(c) He has bowed legs and an old leather hat.
(d) He looks like LeeRoy.

4. What experience does LeeRoy have riding bronc?
(a) He took many lessons in rodeo techniques.
(b) He took pony rides as a child and read about Bruce Ford.
(c) He learned to ride from Mr. Morgan.
(d) He learned to ride bronc from his grandfather for years.

5. What does Hằng do every morning?
(a) She climbs on a ladder to spy on her brother.
(b) She draws horses.
(c) She learns to ride a horse
(d) She tends her fruit garden.

6. Why does Hằng not want to give LeeRoy her orange?
(a) She is saving it for her brother.
(b) LeeRoy is allergic to oranges.
(c) She thinks LeeRoy has enough food for himself.
(d) She wants it for herself.

7. What injury does LeeRoy sustain?
(a) He breaks a leg.
(b) He gets a blood nose.
(c) He has a back injury.
(d) He sprains his arm.

8. Who does Hằng approach in the rest stop?
(a) She approaches LeeRoy.
(b) She approaches older couple who are plainly dressed and speaking quietly.
(c) She approaches a laughing couple.
(d) She approaches a father scolding his boy.

9. What advice does En-Di give to Hằng?
(a) She suggests Hằng tell everyone her name is Moon, she is 12, and her parents are letting her go on an adventure.
(b) She tells Hằng to eat lots of ginger to handle motion sickness.
(c) She tells Hằng to start lots of conversations and rely on the kindness of strangers.
(d) She tells Hằng to read on the bus to pass the time.

10. Why does Hằng not want her brother to stay with Cora?
(a) Hằng's family gave up a lot to get to Linh and America.
(b) Hằng thinks Cora is wrong for not legally adopting Linh.
(c) Linh will lose his Vietnamese heritage if he stays.
(d) Hằng does not want to stay at the ranch and does not think her brother should, either.

11. Why are Cora and Mr. Morgan close?
(a) Cora helps Mr. Morgan with his farm and helped him save his farm from drought.
(b) Cora and Mr. Morgan both help raise David.
(c) Cora's father and Mr. Morgan were best friends and Mr. Morgan now sees Cora as a daughter.
(d) Cora and Mr. Morgan both like riding horses and spend a lot of time talking about that.

12. How does Hằng think she can prevent confessing about what happened at the airport?
(a) She thinks she can pretend not to understand the questions in English.
(b) She thinks she can get LeeRoy to convince her uncle not to be so pushy.
(c) She thinks she can convince her brother to come with her to their uncle's house.
(d) She thinks she can lie to the lawyers.

13. What does Linh do when he sees Hằng at the door?
(a) He slams the door shut.
(b) He talks to her in Vietnamese.
(c) He welcomes her in.
(d) He cries.

14. Why are Hằng and LeeRoy on Mr. Morgan's ranch?
(a) They need money for food.
(b) It is a punishment from Cora.
(c) They are working off the damage to the truck.
(d) They are working for money to get Linh back to Vietnam.

15. When do Hằng and LeeRoy have to stay outside the stables?
(a) They have to stay away from ten to eleven because Cora asked them to.
(b) They have to stay away from two to three so the horses can rest.
(c) They have to stay away from six to seven and five to six so David (Linh) can ride his horse.
(d) They have to stay away from eight to nine because Jack the delivery man is there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does LeeRoy try to stop Chú Quốc?

2. Why does Hằng lie to her grandmother and mother about what happened to Linh?

3. Why is Hằng impressed to see LeeRoy eating the orange peel?

4. What does Mrs. Brown remember about Hằng's brother?

5. Why does LeeRoy not want to knock at Linh's house in the middle of the night?

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