Characters
Who avoided returning to his village and fled from what place to escape rebels?
Who is Salva, who fled from his school?
From which country does Ha flee?
What is Vietnam?
What does Nya spend much of her day doing?
What is fetching water?
What theme is shown when Salva keeps walking one step at a time?
What is the theme of perserverance?
What advice helped Salva keep moving forward?
What is..."One step at a time."
Who is the narrator of Inside Out and Back Again?
Who is Ha?
What is the state that Salva eventually immigrates to in the United States?
What is New York?
How does Ha leave Vietnam?
What is by boat?
What theme is shown when Ha adapts to life in America?
What is Resilience / Adaptation?
This resource is so important in the novel that it both causes suffering and ultimately brings hope to Nya's village and many others.
What is Clean Water?
What is the name of Salva's uncle who helps him survive?
Who is Uncle Jewiir?
What country was Salva in when he became the leader of the "Lost Boys?"
What is Kenya?
What organization does Salva eventually create?
What is Water for South Sudan?
What theme is shared by both novels?
What are...Survival, resilience, hope, family, and identity?
Salva and Ha are separated by thousands of miles and different decades, yet both authors use their stories to highlight the experiences of people who fit this term.
What is refugees? Refugee>?
Which family member in Inside Out and Back Again never returns home?
Who is Ha's father?
What US state does Ha's family first land in?
What is Alabama?
Why does Ha struggle in school when she arrives in America?
What is ....She does not speak English fluently?
How does family influence both protagonists?
What is...Family motivates and supports them even through separation and loss?
The narrator of Inside Out & Back Again flees this city shortly before the end of the Vietnam War.
What is Saigon?
How do both Salva and Ha demonstrate resilience?
What is....They persevere through difficult circumstances and continue moving forward despite hardships?
Before settling in a refugee camp, Salva and the other refugees crossed this major river while fleeing Sudan.
What is the Nile River?
How are Nya's and Salva's stories connected?
What is...Salva's organization builds a well in Nya's village?
What lesson do both novels teach about overcoming adversity?
What is..Difficult circumstances can be overcome through determination, hope, and support from others?
Although they take place on different continents and during different conflicts, both novels tell the story of young people force to leave familiar lives because of this common circumstance.
What is war (or conflict/displacement caused by war)?