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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. What does Hằng think of riding on a horse?
(a) She likes it because it makes her feel closer to Linh.
(b) She likes it because it makes her feel free,
(c) She does not like it because the horse is too rough.
(d) She does not like it because it is too far off the ground.

2. How does Hằng's father body come home from the war?
(a) The ashes are brought home by Hằng.
(b) The bones are brought home in a tin.
(c) The body is never returned.
(d) It is brought home in rice sacks.

3. Why does the Communist quandrant leader get angry at Hằng's mother?
(a) He wants the house and is annoyed she will not sign it over.
(b) She wears makeup and he feels this is dishonest.
(c) She is unwell and does not work, and he believes everyone should labor.
(d) She is rude to him.

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

5. What does Angie's dance teacher teach her?
(a) She teaches her about American culture.
(b) She teaches her to practice with different types of music.
(c) She teaches her to relax and practice so the steps look effortless and not forced.
(d) She teaches ballet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hằng react when she sees herself in the mirror?

2. What does En-Di suggest to her father?

3. What is the signifiance of the yellow butterfly?

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

5. What does Hằng reveal in the stables, after the argument?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the ways in which learning is portrayed in the novel.

2. In what ways have LeeRoy’s dreams changed at the end of the book?

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

4. What does Angie understand about her dad?

5. What does the novel tell us about sacrifice?

6. What is the significance of the inscription LeeRoy writes in the book?

7. What does the symbol of the butterfly mean?

8. What is the significance of the Ferris Wheel?

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

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

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