Location
Alabama
What fruit does Ha's tree supply her with?
Papaya
What is the name of the girl who sits next to Ha in her class while she was in Vietnam?
Tram
How did Ha’s family feel when fleeing their home/country?
Sad/anxious/sorrowful
"It's over, Saigon is gone."
Pilot from the ship
What did Ha’s mother put on the paper before changing it to America?
Paris
What food is fed to Ha’s family by the cowboy that they pretend to enjoy?
Fried chicken (KFC)
Which of Ha’s brothers adore Johnny Cash and Bruce Lee?
Brother Vu
How did Quang feel when he read the note on the brick that flew through their window?
Uncomfortable
“We know you’re not from a proper family and did not realize the damage of your insult.”
Pink Boy
What was the name of Ha’s home?
Saigon
How does Ha describe the food on the ship?
Hard and moldy
What did Ha's mother do for work?
Secretary in a naval office
How does Ha feel on the ship?
Babied/childlike
“Just dumb kids.” “Hogwash.”
The Cowboy
Ha’s mother is originally from the South. True or False?
What did Ha say she loved to dip her bread in?
Soft yolk
Who called Ha “pancake face”?
Pink Boy
How did Ha feel when her teacher laughed at her name?
Upset/angry
"....remembers I was as red and fat as a baby hippopotamus when he first saw me, inspiring the name Ha Ma, River Horse.”
Brother Quang
Where did Ha’s family arrive at in America?
Florida
What was one of the foods Ha said her father liked to eat?
Stewed eels
What was Ha’s tutors name?
Miss Washington
What feeling was represented by the cowboy's wife when she found out Ha's family would be staying with them for a while?
Uncomfortable/upset
“Pink don't look good on you.”
Pem