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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 does the Communist flag have on it?

2. On April 15, how many papayas does Ha find?

3. How old was Ha's mother when she married Ha's father?

4. What day is Tet?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Ha know about her father?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What path does the commander choose to take, and where does everyone have to stay as the ship leaves Saigon?

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

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of Inside Out & Back Again? Why is it not history or non-fiction?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Lai use more metaphors or similes in Inside Out & Back Again? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts or imagine characters and situations?

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