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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. When does the ship Ha's family is traveling on reach the sea?

2. How much sugar do families get during the ceremony the president of Vietnam holds in 1975 to comfort war wives?

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

4. What ring does Mother want to sell at the refugee camp?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some of the neighbors egg the house, drape toilet paper on the tree, or throw a brick through a window. Why do neighbors harass Ha and her family, and how do Ha and her family attempt to improve relations between them and the neighbors?

Essay Topic 2

Some of the experiences in the author’s life mirror what Ha and her family experienced in Inside Out & Back Again. How and why did Lai fictionalize some of the experiences she and her family endured when they fled from Vietnam and settled in the United States?

Essay Topic 3

Mother seems to be coping best with the move to America. How are Ha and her family coping with the move to America? Why does Mother seem to be coping the best?

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