Inside Out and Back Again Quizzes

Inside Out and Back Again Quiz 1

1 Who narrates Inside Out and Back Again?
Thanhha

Quang

An unnamed narrator

Hà
2 What form of narration does the book use?
Second-person

First-person

Fourth-person

Third-person
3 In what year does the book begin?
1976

2001

1975

2011
4 How old is Hà at the beginning of the book?
14

10

13

12
5 Which character is not one of Ha's brothers?
Son

Khôi

Vū

Quang
6 In which country does the book begin?
North Vietnam

Guam

The United States

South Vietnam
7 What US state does Hà's family first land in?
Florida

New York

Alabama

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?
Pear

Papaya

Mango

Apple
10 What sound-producing object does Hà's mother strike when praying?
Drum

Cymbal

Gong

Chimes
11 What type of writing does the author use?
Personal essay

Lines of verse

Haikus

Blocks of prose
12 Who wrote Inside Out & Back Again?
Ha's mother

Mrs. Washington

Thanhha Lai

Kim Ha
13 What is Tet?
The French word for "head"

A type of fruit

The Vietnamese word for "mother"

The lunar new year
14 Which is not a Tet ritual?
Telling everyone exactly how you feel

No sweeping

Smiling no matter what

Wearing new clothes
15 Why doesn't Hà's family splash water on Tet?
It is dangerous

Water is holy

It is wasteful

It splashes away joy
16 Why can't Hà bless the house?
She is being punished by her mother

She has to wait until she is over 18

Only male feet bring luck

She is known to have terrible luck
17 How does Hà bless the house before dawn?
She taps her pinky toe on the tile floor

She sprinkles papaya seeds on the tile floor

She taps her big toe on the tile floor

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

Uncle Son

Ha's father's grave

The I Ching Teller of Fate
19 What prediction does Hà's family receive on Tet?
They will prosper financially

Ha's father will return before spring

Their lives will twist inside out

The war will end before reaching Saigon
20 In Saigon, what activity can't Hà do after dark?
Jump rope

Chalk the road

Ride her bike

Eat papaya
21 What food is only eaten on Tet?
Papaya

Lotus seeds

Banh chung (pork with sticky rice)

Pork head
22 Where does Kim Hà's name come from?
Pancake Face

Baby Hippo

Golden River

Red Face
23 What revenge does Hà exact on her brothers when they tease her?
Hides their sandals

Pulls their arm hair

Splashes water at them

Puts sticky rice under their pillows
24 What excuse for her sons' teasing does Hà's mother give her?
They tease her because they adore her

Boys will be boys

As a girl, she mustn't complain

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

Uncle Son

Her mother

Quang

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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