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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 is thrown into the sea with Khoi's chick?

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

3. In 1975, how long has Ha's father been missing?

4. What year is 1975?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

The cowboy takes Ha to sign up for school. How does the woman in the office treat Ha? Why does Ha resent being pitied?

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