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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Ha describe the South Vietnamese flag?
2. In Miss Xinh's class, what day of the week do Ha and the other students talk about current news?
3. From where were TiTi and her family to flee Vietnam on cruise ships?
4. How many clumps of rice do Ha, her family, and the others get on board the ship for each meal?
5. What ring does Mother want to sell at the refugee camp?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where are Ha and her family taken after being rescued, and what is it like there?
2. Why does Kohi start to smell bad on the ship?
3. Where is Ha's best friend Titi and her family going in 1975?
4. How does Ha hope the new year will be different?
5. What path does the commander choose to take, and where does everyone have to stay as the ship leaves Saigon?
6. What holiday do Ha and her family celebrate at the beginning of 1975, and how do they celebrate?
7. How many brothers does Ha have, and how old are they?
8. What happens to the pilot and the helicopter that Ha hears in "Saigon Is Gone"?
9. Why are rations cut in "One Engine"?
10. Why does Mother choose to go to the United States?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Inside Out & Back Again? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Ha?
Essay Topic 2
After an American ship rescues Ha, her family, and the others on the ship, they are taken to a refugee camp. What are their experiences in the refugee camp, and why is their situation there only temporary?
Essay Topic 3
Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of Inside Out & Back Again? Why is it not history or non-fiction?
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