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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 hair does Miss Scott have?

2. In "Hair," what color ribbons does a girl use to tie pigtails in Ha's hair?

3. Who teaches Ha English after her family moves to the cowboy's house?

4. What color are the chairs in the house Ha and her family move to after living with the cowboy?

5. In Vietnam, what was the payment for scrubbing laundry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Ha meets her school teacher?

2. How does Vu keep busy?

3. What does Mrs. Washington make Ha for the first sack lunch she fixes for Ha, and what does Ha think about the lunch?

4. Why does Ha feel dumb at school?

5. What does the cowboy think will help Ha and her family get along better with the neighbors?

6. How do girls at school try to do Ha's hair?

7. What is it like for Ha and her family at the cowboy's house?

8. How does Mother get some privacy for her own thoughts?

9. What happens when Mr. Johnston takes Ha and her family to meet the neighbors?

10. How does Ha describe the baptism of her family at Del Ray Southern Baptist Church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters in a narrative and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Lai use imagery to help readers imagine the world where characters live in 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

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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