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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 many rectangles are needed to make each of the packs Ha's mother makes?
2. From where were TiTi and her family to flee Vietnam on cruise ships?
3. What color are the flares from the bombs as Ha's family and Uncle Son's family try to decide what ship to board?
4. How much pork would Ha buy last September with the money her mother gave her?
5. After what river was Ha named?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Ha's mother's life like before she and Ha's father fled to the South?
2. Why does Kohi start to smell bad on the ship?
3. What does Ha have to eat in "S-l-o-w-l-y," and what do other families have?
4. How does Ha try to comfort Khoi when he mourns his dead chick?
5. What path does the commander choose to take, and where does everyone have to stay as the ship leaves Saigon?
6. How many brothers does Ha have, and how old are they?
7. What does Ha's family leave behind when they flee Saigon?
8. How does Ha hope the new year will be different?
9. What happens when Ha cannot wait to go to the bathroom?
10. What holiday do Ha and her family celebrate at the beginning of 1975, and how do they celebrate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Inside Out & Back Again?
Essay Topic 2
The cowboy takes Ha to sign up for school. How does the woman in the office treat Ha? Why does Ha resent being pitied?
Essay Topic 3
Saigon fell to the Communists. How does Ha’s family escape from Saigon, and why is their journey so dangerous?
This section contains 800 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
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