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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. Where do Ha and her family move when the cowboy finds them a house?

2. How does Mother try to replicate the sound of a brass gong when she chants?

3. What grade does Ha have to repeat in America?

4. What languages does Ha remember her father spoke besides Vietnamese?

5. What type of fish does Ha remember the cowboy brought that her mother really liked in Cowboy's Gifts"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ha hear from her mother in the night and what does Ha realize?

2. Why does Ha feel dumb at school?

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. In "The Outside," what does everyone do when school starts?

5. What does Mrs. Washington offer to do for Ha when she learns that Ha eats lunch in the bathroom at school?

6. What happens when Ha meets her school teacher?

7. How do the neighbors treat Ha and her family?

8. What is it like when Ha registers for school?

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

10. What conversation do Ha and Mrs. Washington have about Mrs. Washington's son?

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

Ha struggles to learn English. Why is it so difficult for her to learn English?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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