Inside Out & Back Again Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Thanhha Lai
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 146 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Inside Out & Back Again Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Thanhha Lai
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 146 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What branch of the military was Ha's father in?

2. As the ship creeps along the river route, who has to use the captain's bathroom?

3. Who is the president of Vietnam in 1975?

4. How does a man stab himself after the South Vietnamese flag is lowered?

5. What time of day are women allowed on deck to sponge-bath?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ha pinch the girl who shares her desk at school?

2. What does Ha have to eat in "S-l-o-w-l-y," and what do other families have?

3. What is it like at the port when Ha's family leaves their home?

4. Why does Mother choose to go to the United States?

5. Why does Ha's mother think they must leave Vietnam?

6. How many brothers does Ha have, and how old are they?

7. What was Ha's mother's life like before she and Ha's father fled to the South?

8. What holiday do Ha and her family celebrate at the beginning of 1975, and how do they celebrate?

9. What does Ha know about her father?

10. What do Ha and her family pack to take with them when they flee Saigon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A boy in Ha's class start tormenting her. He and some of his friends often call Ha names or chase her. How does Ha deal with the bullying she experiences, and what finally cause the bullying to stop?

Essay Topic 2

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Inside Out & Back Again?

Essay Topic 3

Saigon fell to the Communists. How does Ha’s family escape from Saigon, and why is their journey so dangerous?

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