Characters
The main character the story, she is the youngest.
Who is Kim Ha - the main character of Inside Out and Back Again?
What symbolizes Ha?
Total Warfare
What is when innocent civilian lives are taken in war?
Personification: In the reading, "Wet and Crying" Ha cuts down her Papaya Tree. What was falling and described as: "Wet and Crying"
What is Papaya Seeds?
The oldest brother of the main family of the story. He is twenty-one and he studies engineering.
Who is Brother Quang?
Papaya Tree
What symbolizes Ha's home country (Vietnam)?
The location of the first refugee camp.
What is Guam?
Refugee
What is people who have been forced to leave their country in order to escape war or persecution?
Jobs: What does Brother Khoi want to become?
He has white hair and sharp teeth. He has a pink face.
Who is Pink Boy?
Mouse-Bitten Doll
What symbolizes strength in imperfections/ her home?
The state in which Ha and her family live.
What is Alabama?
Vietnam War
What is the spread of communism government?
Jobs: What does Ha want to be when she grows up?
What is a lawyer?
The best friend and relative of the Father of the main family.
Who is Uncle Son?
Amethyst Ring
What symbolizes the last connection and love to Father?
Where Ha and her family are Baptized?
What is the Christian Church?
Who won the Vietnam War?
What is North Vietnam?
Theme: Rite of Passage
What is Ha's experience from childhood to young adulthood?
She tutors Ha and is a Widow. Her son died in the Vietnam War.
Who is Miss Washington?
Dragon
What symbolizes Ha's family and their New Year at Tet?
This is how Ha and her family escaped Vietnam.
What is by Navy Ship?
Communism
What is a form of controlling government?
Food: What is Ha's favorite sauce?
What is fish sauce?