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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 time does Vu teach Bruce Lee moves in the front yard?

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

3. When does Ha start school in America?

4. In "Feel Dumb," how high can Ha count in English?

5. What is thrown and breaks a window at the house Ha and her family are renting?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Ha find when she explores the house rented for her and her family?

4. Why does Ha feel dumb at school?

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

6. What food do Ha and her family eat when they live with the cowboy?

7. What happens on Halloween?

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

9. How does Vu keep busy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where are the two main places where Inside Out & Back Again take place? How does Ha feel about Vietnam and America and why?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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