Vocab
ration
limited amount of something
Who is TiTi? where is she going and why?
TiTi is Ha's only friend and she is going to Vung Tau to flee Vietnam
what happens in the poem Saigon is gone?
a pilot crashes down and tells them of news that Saigon has been captured by communists.
in the second poem of the third part, what does Mother tell them that they must learn?
she tells them that they must learn English
why does Ha feel happy, yet also upset?
because her friend gave Ha a gift yet she didn't have one for her friend
putrid
Smelly
What happened with Father and what did he like to eat when he was at home?
he was captured by Communists during a mission and he liked Stewed eels.
what is it like on the ship?
it is cramped and everyone's hungry and thirsty and dirty.
what happens that makes them repack?
they look at the wife of the cowboy and get scared
for the poem what if, what makes Ha so sure that Father is Dead?
because the Communists don't take prisoners.
edible
something you can eat
what does Ha's class do every Friday?
they talk about the news
what happens in the poem slowly?
Ha and her family run out of food.
What does Ha like about the new house and what does she not like?
She likes the structure and that there are an oven and a washing machine but she does not like the mismatched plates and Furniture there are.
what did she do to her nightgown?
she ripped off the little blue flower
Logical
formal argument
what made Ha feel accomplished in Two Papayas poem?
She saw the papayas first.
what does the American ship do?
it gives other ship food and water.
who is pink boy?
He is Ha's bully.
in the poem gone what happens with the ring?
it gets lost.
shrugs
raise one's shoulders, doubt, ignorance, or indifference.
what happened that made brother Quang scream unbelievable?
A pilot bombs the president's office and escapes. turns out he was a spy.
what happens when fish sauce comes into their tent camp?
everybody finally starts cooking as long as they have some sauce to put on.
near the end of the chapter, what does she do with it makes her feel sorry for pink boy?
she shifts her body so he falls on the pavement
why does Mother say that they have to let Father go?
because it's time for him to move on to the afterlife.