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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 color blouse is Ha's best friend TiTi wearing when she tells Ha goodbye?

2. How many shirts does each member of Ha's family pack?

3. Who begins teaching English lessons after the ship has been traveling for a week?

4. From where were TiTi and her family to flee Vietnam on cruise ships?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Ha know about her father?

5. Why does Kohi start to smell bad on the ship?

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

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

8. How does Ha try to comfort Khoi when he mourns his dead chick?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

After an American ship rescues Ha, her family, and the others on the ship, they are taken to a refugee camp. What are their experiences in the refugee camp, and why is their situation there only temporary?

Essay Topic 3

Mother often attempts to find something positive in negative circumstances. How does Mother try to find something positive about difficult situations? Why does Ha wish her mother would not try make bad situations better?

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