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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 much sugar do families get during the ceremony the president of Vietnam holds in 1975 to comfort war wives?

2. How far was Ha's fther from the city when he was captured on Route 1?

3. How many rectangles are needed to make each of the packs Ha's mother makes?

4. Last September, how much did Ha's mother give her to buy pork, spinach, and tofu?

5. What ring does Mother want to sell at the refugee camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Ha's best friend Titi and her family going in 1975?

2. Why are rations cut in "One Engine"?

3. What happens to the pilot and the helicopter that Ha hears in "Saigon Is Gone"?

4. What does Ha's family leave behind when they flee Saigon?

5. What does Ha know about her father?

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

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

8. How does Ha hope the new year will be different?

9. What happened to Ha's father?

10. How does Ha manage to get money to pay for treats for herself?

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

In Inside Out & Back Again, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Ha and students in her fourth grade class think she is dumb. Why do Ha and her classmates think she is dumb? Why is that perception not an accurate gauge of her intelligence?

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