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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 long should the rice and water on board the ship Ha's family travels on last?

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

3. In 1975, what is the name of the girl who shares Ha's desk at school?

4. What branch of the military was Ha's father in?

5. What color uniforms do the men on ther American ship wear that rescues the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ha's mother make for her children when they prepare to leave Vietnam?

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

3. Where are Ha and her family taken after being rescued, and what is it like there?

4. Why does President Thieu hold a ceremony every spring, and what do the families get who attend?

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

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

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

8. What does Ha know about her father?

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

10. What happens when Ha cannot wait to go to the bathroom?

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

Tet is a Vietnamese holiday similar to New Year’s celebrations in the United States. How does Ha’s family celebrate the holiday, and why is the holiday important for them and other Vietnamese people?

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