Characters
The youngest character in Inside Out and Back Again?
Kim Ha
The main character's favorite food?
Papaya (p.21)
The city the main character was born and grew up in?
Saigon
This novel is told from the ________ point of view.
First
"South Vietnam no longer exists. One woman tries to throw herself overboard screaming that without a country she cannot live" (p. 85). What this woman is probably feeling.
hopeless, scared or afraid, sad or mourning, angry, etc.?
The oldest brother of the main family of the story. He is twenty-one and he studies engineering.
Who is Brother Quang?
When the family is at sea, What rations does the family receive?
One clump of rice, the size depending on the person's height, plus one cup of water(pp.77-78).
Why did Ha's Mom choose to go to America?
To send her kids to college
What does 영원한 mean?
Eternal
"A siren screams over Miss Xinh's voice in the middle of a lesson on smiley and bald President Ford. We all know it's bad news. School's now closed; everyone must go home a month too soon" (p.38). How the main character says she feels in this verse.
She is mad
Describe 'Our Cowboy'
He is tall and pig-bellied. He wears a black cowboy hat, tan cowboy boots, and he smokes cigars.
What kinds of food does the main character draw in her writing pad
pouches of pan-fried shredded coconut, tamarind paste on banana leaf, steamed corn on the cob, rounds of fried dough, wedges of pineapple on a stick, and of course cubes of papaya tender and shiny.(p.81).
The city did Ha's Mother write down first (before choosing to go to America)
Paris (p.106).
What is the definition for Defeated?
Having been beaten in a battle or other contest
What year does the story take place?
1975
The best friend and relative of the Father of the main family?
Uncle Son
Brother Vu cooks cans of _____ and brings home a can of _____.
beef and potatoes (p.28).
When the family arrives to the United States, they are sent to a 'tent city' in which state?
Florida
"We clap and clap as the ships draw together and kiss" (p.92). What is everyone on the bus probably feeling?
happy, relieved, not afraid, excited, etc?
He resigns from his job in the government. He is crying when he resigns and looks "sad and yellow".
President Thieu
Someone sends cases of this to Guam, and it makes the main character very happy. What do they send?
Fish sauce (nuoc mam)
The island where the family lives before leaving for the United States.
Guam
Who does Ha plan to give her first papaya to?
Her Mother