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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does LeeRoy not hug Hằng?
(a) He is too shy and too nervous around Hằng because he has a crush on her.
(b) He can see she is traumatized and a hug would not be welcome.
(c) She is too cold and wet from the hail.
(d) He is worried they will fall into the canyon if he moves.

2. What does Hằng ask LeeRoy to do?
(a) She asks him to take them back to Mr. Morgan's house.
(b) She asks him to put the tarp over them to keep them dry.
(c) She asks him to keep talking.
(d) She asks him for hot cocoa.

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

4. What is the surprise LeeRoy gets his mom's help for?
(a) He gives Hằng his truck so she can travel to Austin to see him.
(b) He offers to have Hằng move back to Austin with him.
(c) He has his mom order a book about tropical fruits, as a gift to Hằng.
(d) He gets his mom to arrange a scholarship to UT for Hằng/

5. Why does LeeRoy think he has turned into a sap?
(a) Thinking about the history of the Comanche makes him want to cry.
(b) He wants to write poetry.
(c) He feels sentimental towards the canyon.
(d) He likes seeing Hằng more than he cares about food or the rodeo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What decision does Mr. Morgan make?

2. Why does Cora ask David to go get LeeRoy?

3. How does Hằng react to the cowboys who hurt LeeRoy?

4. What does the truck remind Hằng of?

5. Why might Chú Quốc cry at Hằng's story, when he asked for a happy story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What could it mean that Hằng accepts a piggy-back ride from LeeRoy and giggles?

5. Why does Hằng tell her uncle the story of her father’s bones?

6. What is the significance of the Ferris Wheel?

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

8. What is the significance of the fair?

9. What does Angie understand about her dad?

10. What does the novel tell us about sacrifice?

(see the answer keys)

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