Characters
Plot
Vocabulary
Setting
Bonus
100

The names of Ha's brothers.

Quang, Vu, and Khoi.

100

The reason Ha's family had to flee Vietnam.

The approaching Communist Regime.

100

This word describes a person who must flee his/her homeland because of conflict.

Refugee

100

Ha is originally from this city and country.

Saigon, (South) Vietnam

100

Identify the papaya out of the three choices.

A. B.C. 

C

200

This character wears an amethyst ring for most of the story.

Mother

200

Brother Khoi stops speaking for this reason.

His chick died when the family boarded the ship.

200

This word describes a person who hosts refugees and helps them to resettle.

Sponsor

200

After being rescued at sea by the Americans, Ha's family is first taken to this island.

Guam

200

The author of Inside Out and Back Again.

Thanhha Lai

300

The name Ha uses to refer to her bully.

The Pink Boy

300

Brother Quang is instrumental in getting the family resettled in the United States because he possesses these two valuable skills.

He speaks English and he understands engineering.

300

This is the name for the Vietnamese New Year.

Tet

300

Ha's family spends some time at a refugee camp in this U.S. state.

Florida

300

Many Vietnamese belong to this faith.

Buddhism 

400

This character is mistaken for a cowboy.

Mr. Johnston

400

Brothers Vu and Khoi help Ha in these two ways when she is getting bullied.

Vu teaches her defensive martial arts. Khoi gives her rides on his bike to and from school.

400

This is the name of the political party from North Vietnam that many Vietnamese people fled from.

Communist Party (and the Viet Cong)

400

The majority of the story takes place in this U.S. state.

Alabama

400

Name one country that many refugees are fleeing from today.

Syria (6.3mil refugees)

Afghanistan (2.6mil refugees)

Sudan (2.4mil refugees)

500

This character has the biggest (positive) influence on Ha's new life.

Ms. Washington

500

To Mother, this is the sign that Father is truly gone.

She has lost her amethyst ring.

500

On the ship, the food and water had to be _______________ because supplies were running dangerously low.

Rationed

500

The story starts on the New Year of ______ and ends on the New Year of ______.

1975-1976

500

The Vietnam War occurred from _______ to ______.

1955-1975