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WorksheetsInside Out & Back Again: Part 2
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Read the following line from the poem “Floating,” “Our ship creeps along the river route.”
The author’s use of personification in this line is to:
show how they want to bring attention to their ship so the Communists can find them
demonstrate how creepy their ship is
compare this ship to something that moves slowly
show how they must move along the river route undetected by the Communists
Read the following stanzas from the poem “S-l-o-w-l-y”:
I nibble on
the last clump
of cooked rice
from my sack.
Hard and moldy,
yet chewy and sweet
inside.
I chew each grain
s-l-o-w-l-y.
The ship is rocking so she must eat slowly.
The food is being cooked and served at a very slow pace.
Ha chews slowly because it is all that she has left to eat.
Ha chews slowly because her stomach is full.
In the poem “Rations,” Ha thinks about ripe papaya while eating cooked rice.
longs for the taste of sweet, ripened papaya
likes the taste of rice and papaya mixed together
thinks rice is very similar to papaya when it is cooked
is confused after being on the ship for so long
Which piece of evidence best supports the idea that Ha doesn't like to be treated like a child?
“Brother Khoi gets to monitor lines for the bathrooms…”
“Writing becomes boring so I draw over my words.”
“Mother cannot allow idle children, hers or anyone else’s.”
When not in class I have to stay within sight of Mother, like a baby.”
In the poem “Brother Khoi’s Secret,” Ha reveals that:
Brother Vu has gotten into a fight with Brother Khoi.
Brother Khoi has hid a pocket full of extra rice in his pocket
Brother Khoi hid a baby chick in his coat pocket.
Brother Khoi does not get along with the other passengers.
Which detail from the poem “Last Respects,” best reveals that Ha is compassionate?
She gives Brother Khoi her doll to hold since he lost his chick.
Ha holds Brother Khoi’s hand as he throws his chick overboard.
Ha wraps her doll's arms around the dead chick and throws them both overboard together
She promises not to tell Mother about the dead chick and they make a pinky swear together.
Read the following poem and answer the queston.
In the middle
of the night
our ship stops.
Mother hugs me,
hearts drumming
as one.
What type of figurative language is this?
personification
alliteration
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
In the poem “The Moon,” Ha feels guilty because:
she has not once thought about father since fleeing their home
she is excited about being on the ship
she is forgetting how to pray in her native language
she has not once thought about her papaya tree since fleeing home
Read the following lines from the poem “A Kiss”:
Our rescue now certain,
the party blossoms
as food suddenly
comes up from below.
The phrase “the party blossoms,” most likely means that:
the American ship has brought blossoming papaya trees
the passengers are celebrating being rescued and for the food
Ha is upset that there are not any papayas to eat
passengers are upset about the rescue and are fighting over the food
That night I stand behind blowing blankets. Blowing blankets is an example of what figurative language?
alliteration
personification
metaphor
simile
Read the last two stanzas from “A Kiss”:
That night I stand behind
blowing blankets
and pour fresh water
all over my skin.
How sweet water tastes
even when mixed with soap.
The author’s use of imagery in these two stanzas is to show:
how much Ha appreciates fresh water to clean herself with
that it is very windy on the top deck of the ship
how salt water doesn’t really taste good
how much Ha hates bathing at night behind blowing blankets
In the poem “Golden Fuzz,” Ha plucks a hair from a sailor’s arm and Mother slaps her hand.
Mother’s action suggests that:
.
Ha’s mother is exhausted
Ha is being playful.
Ha is being rude.
Ha’s mother is amused by her daughter.
Read the following stanza from the poem “Tent City”:
We eat inside a huge tent
where Brother Vu
becomes head chef,
heating up cans of
beef and potatoes
tasting like salty vomit.
This stanza contains an example of which figurative language?
a metaphor
alliteration
personification
a simile
Why did the potatoes taste like "salty vomit?"
They weren't cooked properly.
The expiration date on the can had expired.
The potatoes had gone bad on the ship.
This was not the type of food they were used to eating.
14. Read the following stanza from “Nuoc Mam”:
Brother Vu slices it
into slippery strips
and stews it with
seaweed
and the magic sauce.
This stanza shows the author’s use of which figurative language?
personification
alliteration
symbolism
onomatopoeia
15. What does the phrase “the last tangible remnant of love” suggest in the poem “Amethyst Ring”?
That the ring is worthless and should be sold or given away.
That Ha’s mother’s ring is the only memento left of Father.
That Ha’s mother’s ring is the only thing left from Vietnam.
That the ring can be used to buy many things that they need.
16. In the poem “Choose,” mother decides to go to America because:
She thinks that Canada is too cold.
She doesn't know if her cousin in Paris will take them all in.
America has more opportunities, especially for a family with boys.
America is where Ha’s Father said he would meet them.
Ha's mother's choice to move to America shows her to be a person who:
selfish
wants to see what America looks like
puts her children well-being first
puts her children's well-being last
In the poem “Another Tent City,” in order for a Vietnamese family to leave the tent city, they must:
become American citizens
have an American sponsor
be Christian
have a job in America
Why does mother "amend her faith" and say that she is Christian?
She learned that sponsors preferred those who were Christians.
She wanted to become a Christian when she moves to America.
Which statement below best summarizes how Ha’s life has been turned “inside out” up to this point?
She has lost hope of ever finding Titi and must learn a new language in America.
She has had to leave her favorite papaya tree behind.
She has left everything she knows and loves behind and begin a new life in America.
She will have to learn English
20. One universal theme illustrated in this novel so far is:
The refugee experience is too difficult to endure and should be avoided at all costs.
Ha and her family should never have left Saigon.
In times of difficulty, the love and support of family is most important to survival.
Ha brought bad luck to her family by touching her foot to the floor.
