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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Hằng so scared of being pretty?
(a) Hằng only recognizes Vietnamese styles of prettiness, not this American style.
(b) Her mother did not want Hằng to be vain so she told Hằng never to be pretty.
(c) Her grandmother told her to hide by being plain because being pretty meant attracting dangerous attention.
(d) She is scared how LeeRoy will react.

2. Why does Cora ask David to go get LeeRoy?
(a) She knows LeeRoy can soothe Hằng.
(b) She wants LeeRoy to see how pretty Hằng looks.
(c) She wants LeeRoy's opinion on the dress.
(d) Hằng asks for LeeRoy.

3. What happens to Hằng in the water?
(a) She sees corals and is amazed by their beauty.
(b) She stays in calm waters and hears the pirates far away.
(c) She swallows water and half-drowns.
(d) Coral slashes her skin, she is battered by rocks, and spiky urchins poke her.

4. What does LeeRoy realize about Hằng and his dreams to be a cowboy?
(a) He realizes he needs to tell Hằng he is leaving the ranch to follow Bruce Ford.
(b) He realizes that both his dreams and Hằng's hopes make no sense.
(c) He cannot force Hằng to reveal more to him, just as he cannot will himself to be a cowboy.
(d) He needs to talk to Hằng about being a cowboy.

5. How does Linh react to Hằng's confession?
(a) He forgives her.
(b) He is angry at her for lying to him about where they were going.
(c) He does not understand Vietnamese.
(d) He says he likes his life here better, anyway.

6. What does Hằng confess to Linh?
(a) She tells him that they dug up their father's bones and her grandmother kept the bones.
(b) She tells him about the refugee boat.
(c) She tells him she pretended they were orphans to get on the plane, not knowing he would be taken alone.
(d) She tells him that she and her mother dressed as monks to get away so they could find him.

7. Why does Angie tell her dad about her dance teacher?
(a) Angie thinks her dad would benefit from physical exercise because he is so stressed.
(b) Angie wants her dad to support her dancing.
(c) Angie thinks her dad needs to let go and not be so forceful with Hằng and Linh.
(d) Angie wants her father to appreciate American dance more, and not just music.

8. What does Angie's dad think of Hằng's confession?
(a) He thinks she is being dishonest because she wants to get closer to Linh and Cora.
(b) He thinks she is telling the truth to hurt the family.
(c) He thinks she is telling the truth.
(d) He thinks she is afraid of the pirates and is not telling the truth.

9. What hurts Hằng when she falls?
(a) A rattlesnake bites her.
(b) She hits her head on a rock.
(c) Fire ants bite her.
(d) Linh's horse steps on her.

10. How does Hằng react to the cowboys who hurt LeeRoy?
(a) She head-butts them.
(b) She ignores them.
(c) She shouts at them.
(d) She tries to run at them with a knife.

11. What is the history of the canyon?
(a) It used to be the site of a lot of houses.
(b) It was always barren land.
(c) It used to be a glacier.
(d) It used to be an ocean and then Native people lived in the area for twelve thousand years.

12. Why doe the girl run towards the pirates?
(a) After being on the boat, she does not want to be in the water ever again.
(b) She recognizes someone from her village.
(c) She is scared and does not understand which way she is running.
(d) She does not believe the villagers and their advice.

13. Why is Cora being nice to Hằng?
(a) Cora sees that David is close to Hằng wants to be close to the girl, too.
(b) Hằng needs help because she is traumatized.
(c) Cora wants to convince Hằng to testify on her behalf in court.
(d) With Hằng's confession, she sees a way to officially adopt her son.

14. What greets Hằng when she swims to the island?
(a) She sees the body of her mother washed up on shore.
(b) More pirates are waiting for them.
(c) Her and eight other refugees are greeted by people who give them food and coconut water.
(d) The island is empty.

15. What does LeeRoy do on his day off?
(a) He stays at the ranch.
(b) He goes for a walk.
(c) He goes to the movies.
(d) He goes to a rodeo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the girl in the cave?

2. What does he tell Hằng about longhorns?

3. How did Colonel Mackenzie defeat the Comanche?

4. How do the cowboys react to Hằng?

5. What surprises LeeRoy about Hằng's reaction to his offer of a piggy-back ride?

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