Butterfly Yellow

Question 1

How old is Hang?

Answer 1

Hang is 18

Question 2

Why does Hang’s brother get taken away from her?

Answer 2

Hang’s brother gets taken away from her due to Operation Babylift

Question 3

What is Operation Babylift?

Answer 3

Operation Babylift is an organization to help Vietnamese orphans from Vietnam War. It’s for children that range from 1 to 3 years old. They would board planes and bring them to Texas where they’d be brought to a foster home.

Question 4

What was given to Hang whenever David, her brother, was taken from her?

Answer 4

A Texas address.

Question 5

Where was Hang four months before she got picked up to live with her Uncle?

Answer 5

A refugee camp.

Question 6

How old is LeeRoy?

Answer 6

LeeRoy is 18.

Question 7

Who is LeeRoy’s inspiration?

Answer 7

Bruce Ford.

Question 8

Where are both Hang and Leeroy headed too?

Answer 8

Amarillo, Texas.

Question 9

What does Hang look like? Why does her hair look the way it looks?

Answer 9

Hang has black hair. She wears jeans and a long-sleeved shirt. She has jagged hair because she had to cut her hair to make herself look like a man on the refugee boat.

Question 10

How does Hang meet LeeRoy?

Answer 10

She was looking for help on finding where she needed to go, so she asked an old couple. They weren’t heading toward Amarillo, Texas so they gave Hang money and pushed her into LeeRoy’s truck.

Question 11

When LeeRoy and Hang are driving, LeeRoy drives Hang to…?

Answer 11

Ms. Brown’s house.

Question 12

Who does Ms. Brown know? How?

Answer 12

Ms. Brown knows David, Hang’s brother because she lived in his neighborhood.

Question 13

How does David react whenever he is reunited with Hang?

Answer 13

He doesn’t really remember her. He can only remember how she smells.

Question 14

What is Hang’s trauma?

Answer 14

Hang’s trauma is the boat ride she took to get out of Vietnam. Pirates invaded the boat and made everyone strip until they were completely exposed. They checked each person to see if they were a male or a female.

Question 15

How long does Hang stay with her uncle?

Answer 15

1 day.

Question 16

Why did LeeRoy go back to Ms. Brown’s house? What two things did he get back?

Answer 16

He went to Ms. Brown’s house to get his wallet and ended up getting his wallet and Hang back.

Question 17

How does Ba help the family with the communist suitors?

Answer 17

She makes glutinous rice, fatty sausages, and rice wine. This helped score them over and whenever Hang came of age, Ba hid her from any communists.

Question 18

What language did Hang learn? Why was it against the rules?

Answer 18

Hang started to learn English from a worn-out book that belonged to her dad. This was against the rules because everyone was supposed to learn Russian.

Question 19

When did Hang’s father die and what was he doing at the time?

Answer 19

Hang’s father died on February 17th while working next to a battle field for an English photographer.

Question 20

How does Hang’s uncle find her?

Answer 20

He was searching for her after she left him.

Question 21

What happens whenever Hang’s uncle finds her?

Answer 21

Whenever Hang was reunited with her uncle he was trying to get her to go back home. Hang eventually was in her uncle’s car and screamed for help from Leeroy. Whenever she screamed, her uncle started driving away from where they were and Leeroy followed them. Eventually, Leeroy got Hang’s uncle to stop by shifting his car and braking in front of them. The uncle crashed into LeeRoy and then LeeRoy yelled at her uncle. Then, Hang got back into LeeRoy’s truck because she’s an adult and technically she doesn’t have to live with her uncle if she doesn’t want to.

Question 22

What do LeeRoy’s parents do for work?

Answer 22

They work at the University of Texas as professors.

Question 23

Where doLEeRoy’s parents want him to go after high school?

Answer 23

They wanted him to continue his education, but he wanted to become a cowboy and work labor for Bruce Ford.

Question 24

How long did it take for Hang to be reunited with her brother?

Answer 24

It took 6 years, 2 months, and 15 days.

Question 25

Why did Hang not leave Vietnam under the Orderly Departure Program?

Answer 25

She didn’t have the paperwork to board the plane.

Question 26

What style is the dialogue of the story written in?

Answer 26

Phonetic writing style.

Question 27

Who is Ms. Brown?

Answer 27

Ms. Brown is an old Texas lady that uses a cane. She’s an ex-travel nurse.