Inside Out & Back Again

From whose perspective is each poem written in the novel Inside Out and Back Again? 

• Ha
• Vu
• Khoi
• Mother

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What does Ha’s culture believe about the New Year?

• a.  The first day of the lunar calendar is a day reserved for reflection and goal setting?
• a.  The first day of the lunar calendar foretells the entire year.
• a.  It is bad luck to eat meat on the first day of the New Year.
• The dead must be celebrated on the first day of the lunar calendar of they will come back to haunt you.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the strongest symbol of Ha’s life in Saigon?

• Bananas
• Rice
• Papaya
• Pork

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Who or what was Ha named for?

• Buddha
• A river
• Papaya
• Her father

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What statement BEST describes Ha’s relationship with her mother?

• She wants to be exactly like her mother.

• She is always trying to be “good enough” for her mother.

• She loves her mother deeply and longs to see her happy.

• She is embarrassed by her mother.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does Brother Khoi refuse to eat his share of eggs?

• He is allergic to eggs

• He gives his mother his eggs.

• He hopes his eggs will hatch into baby chicks.

• He sells his eggs to earn money for his family.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

"Eyes like hers can’t help But carry sadness;
even as a child
her parents were alarmed
by the weight in her eyes."
Who is the “she” this passage is referring to?

• Ha
• Miss Washington
• Miss Johnson
• Mother

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What does mother add to the rice to make it last longer and fill the bellies of her children?

• Pork
• Potatoes
• Celery
• Cabbage

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is Ha’s place in the family?

• She is the youngest

• She is the only girl

• Both A and B

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is NOT true about Ha’s school days in Saigon?

• The school year ended early.
• Ha wanted to win the math competition for the prized plant.
• Ha was the smartest child in her class.
• Ha teased the girl next to her

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1