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Vocabulary I
Vocabulary II
Inside Out #I
Inside Out #2
Inside Out #3
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To display proudly. To show off, to brag.
What is to Flaunt?
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To reprimand; Speak to sternly.
What is to Chide?
100
While eating her ration of rice on the ship, Ha thinks of this other food . . .
What is Papaya?
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This character is 18 years old and loves Bruce Lee.
Who is Vu?
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The oldest brother of the main family of the story. He is twenty-one and he studies engineering.
Who is Brother Quang?
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A slight push or shove.
What is to Nudge?
200
Rainy season in southern Asia.
What is a Monsoon?
200
The FIRST camp that Ha's family stays in is located in this country . . .
What is Guam?
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The city where the main character was born and grew up in.
What is Saigon?
200
He is tall and pig-bellied. He wears a black cowboy hat, tan cowboy boots, and he smokes cigars.
Who is 'Our Cowboy'?
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To convince somebody to agree with your belief or position.
What is to Persuade?
300
A promise, an agreement.
What is a Pact?
300
The SECOND camp that Ha's family stays in is located in this US state . . .
What is Florida?
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"We clap and clap as the ships draw together and kiss". This is an example of what literary device?
What is Personification?
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The sponsor for Hἀ’s family is . . .
What is A chubby man who wears a cowboy hat.
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Make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip.
What is to Pout?
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To flee from your home because of war or natural disaster.
What is a Refugee?
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What does Ha’s mother do to improve the family’s chances of getting a sponsor in the US?
What is She changes the family sponsor application to say that the family is Christian?
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How does Hἀ’s older brother help the children on the ship?
What is he teaches English lessons.
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"Two green thumbs that will grow into orange-yellow delights smelling of summer. Middle sweet between a mango and a pear. Soft as a yam gliding down after three easy, thrilling chews". The author is describing what food?
What is papaya (the main character's favorite food)?
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Withered, old, lean, sad.
What is Gaunt?
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Large group of people.
What is a Horde?
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What is symbolic about Há and Khôi throwing their possessions overboard?
What is They are willing to let go of personal items that have reminded them of “home”?
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What does Hἀ take from the soldier who helps her board the small boat to travel to shore?
What is She plucks one of his arm hairs.
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“Just like that mother amends Our faith, saying all beliefs Are pretty much the same.” What does the word amend mean?
What is to change?