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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 far ahead does the cowboy pay the rent for Ha's family when he finds them a house?

2. Who escorts Ha to school to confront Pink Boy and his mother in the principal's office?

3. Where does Ha tell Miss Washington that she always eats lunch at school?

4. What does Mother burn in "Can't Help" instead of jasmine incense?

5. What church does Mr. Johnston think Ha and her family should attend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of furniture is the house furnished with that the cowboy rents for Ha and her family, and why does it bother Ha?

2. Af first, what photos does Miss Scott show in class of Vietnam, and what photos does Ha think her teacher should show?

3. What does Ha hear from her mother in the night and what does Ha realize?

4. Why is it difficult for Ha to translate the sentence, "Jane sees Spot run"?

5. What conversation do Ha and Mrs. Washington have about Mrs. Washington's son?

6. How does Mother get some privacy for her own thoughts?

7. What does Mrs. Washington offer to do for Ha when she learns that Ha eats lunch in the bathroom at school?

8. What does Mrs. Washington make Ha for the first sack lunch she fixes for Ha, and what does Ha think about the lunch?

9. What happens when Mr. Johnston takes Ha and her family to meet the neighbors?

10. What does Ha find when she explores the house rented for her and her family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Saigon falls, Ha and her family flee Vietnam. Why do Ha and her family flee?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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