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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 type of restaurant does Vu work in after school?

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

3. Where did Mrs. Washington's son die?

4. Where do Ha and her family sleep at the cowboy's house?

5. What does Pink Boy call Ha on Halloween?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ha end up screaming under the willow in her yard after school one day?

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

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

4. How does Vu keep busy?

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

6. Why is it difficult for Ha to translate the sentence, "Jane sees Spot run"?

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

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

9. Af first, what photos does Miss Scott show in class of Vietnam, and what photos does Ha think her teacher should show?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tet is a Vietnamese holiday similar to New Year’s celebrations in the United States. How does Ha’s family celebrate the holiday, and why is the holiday important for them and other Vietnamese people?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Inside Out & Back Again? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Ha?

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