Inside Out and Back Again Quizzes

Inside Out and Back Again Quiz 1

1 Who narrates Inside Out and Back Again?
An unnamed narrator

Hà

Quang

Thanhha
2 What form of narration does the book use?
Fourth-person

Second-person

First-person

Third-person
3 In what year does the book begin?
1975

2011

1976

2001
4 How old is Hà at the beginning of the book?
14

10

12

13
5 Which character is not one of Ha's brothers?
Quang

Son

Khôi

Vū
6 In which country does the book begin?
Guam

North Vietnam

South Vietnam

The United States
7 What US state does Hà's family first land in?
Alabama

New York

Florida

None of these
8 Which religious affiliation does Hà's family have at the beginning of the book?
Buddhism

Christianity

Atheism

Judaism
9 What type of tree does Hà grow?
Papaya

Pear

Apple

Mango
10 What sound-producing object does Hà's mother strike when praying?
Cymbal

Gong

Drum

Chimes
11 What type of writing does the author use?
Lines of verse

Personal essay

Haikus

Blocks of prose
12 Who wrote Inside Out & Back Again?
Thanhha Lai

Ha's mother

Kim Ha

Mrs. Washington
13 What is Tet?
The Vietnamese word for "mother"

The French word for "head"

A type of fruit

The lunar new year
14 Which is not a Tet ritual?
No sweeping

Smiling no matter what

Telling everyone exactly how you feel

Wearing new clothes
15 Why doesn't Hà's family splash water on Tet?
It splashes away joy

Water is holy

It is dangerous

It is wasteful
16 Why can't Hà bless the house?
She has to wait until she is over 18

Only male feet bring luck

She is known to have terrible luck

She is being punished by her mother
17 How does Hà bless the house before dawn?
She taps her big toe on the tile floor

She sprinkles papaya seeds on the tile floor

She taps her pinky toe on the tile floor

She dips her big toe in holy water
18 Who does the family visit on Tet?
TiTi

The I Ching Teller of Fate

Uncle Son

Ha's father's grave
19 What prediction does Hà's family receive on Tet?
The war will end before reaching Saigon

They will prosper financially

Ha's father will return before spring

Their lives will twist inside out
20 In Saigon, what activity can't Hà do after dark?
Jump rope

Chalk the road

Eat papaya

Ride her bike
21 What food is only eaten on Tet?
Papaya

Pork head

Banh chung (pork with sticky rice)

Lotus seeds
22 Where does Kim Hà's name come from?
Golden River

Baby Hippo

Pancake Face

Red Face
23 What revenge does Hà exact on her brothers when they tease her?
Splashes water at them

Puts sticky rice under their pillows

Pulls their arm hair

Hides their sandals
24 What excuse for her sons' teasing does Hà's mother give her?
As a girl, she mustn't complain

Boys will be boys

They tease her because they adore her

None of these
25 To whom does Hà plan to give her first papaya?
Her mother

Quang

Uncle Son

Vū

In “Promises,” who or what might the papayas symbolize? What leads you to that inference?

paypya= Ha'

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What was Ha’s question and what was her family’s reaction?

What chapter are you referring to?

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How does Louis Nowra use the gothic genre to critique British colonization in Australia in his play, Inside the Island?

One element of the gothic genre use in the play, Inside the Island, is the "ghost story", in which, the visitations of ghosts serve as a catalyst for the human characters and their understanding of identity and the past.

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