Inside Out and
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JEOPARDY
Feelings/
Symbolism
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Characters
Food
Setting
Terms
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Interpretations
The youngest child and the
only daughter of the main
family in the story.
A 100
Who is Kim Ha?
A 100
The oldest brother of the
main family of the story. He
is twenty-one and he studies
engineering.
A 200
Who is Brother Quang?
A 200
He is tall and pig-bellied. He
wears a black cowboy hat, tan
cowboy boots, and he smokes
cigars.
A 300
Who is 'Our Cowboy'?
A 300
The best friend and relative of
the Father of the main family.
A 400
Who is Uncle Son?
A 400
He resigns from his job in the
government. He is crying
when he resigns and looks
"sad and yellow".
A 500
Who is President Thieu?
A 500
"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." (p.21). The author is
describing what food?
B 100
What is papaya (the main
character's favorite food)?
B 100
When the family is at sea, they
receive these rations (pp.77-78).
B 200
What is one clump of rice, the
size depending on the
person's height, plus one cup
of water?
B 200
The main character draws
these foods in her writing pad
(p.81).
B 300
What is pouches of pan-fried
shredded coconut, tamarind
paste on banana leaf, steamed
corn on the cob, rounds of
fried dough, wedges of
pineapple on a stick, and of
course cubes of papaya tender
and shiny.
B 300
Brother Vu cooks cans of _____ and
brings home a can of _____.
(pgs .96-97).
B 400
What are beef and potatoes;
what is fruit?
B 400
Someone sends cases of this
to Guam, and it makes the
main character very happy.
B 500
What is fish sauce (nuoc mam)?
B 500
The city the main character
was born and grew up in.
C 100
What is Saigon?
C 100
The reason the mother of the
main family chooses to go to
America.
C 200
What is sending her kids to college?
C 200
The city the mother of the
family wrote down first
(before choosing to go to
America) (p.106).
C 300
What is Paris?
C 300
DAILY
Place A Wager
DOUBLE
C 400
When the family arrives to the
United States, they are sent to a
'tent city' in which state.
C 400
What is Florida?
C 400
The island where the family
lives before leaving for the
United States.
C 500
What is Guam?
C 500
"I touch it, so real and long,
not knowing if I will have
another chance to touch
_____ fuzz. I pluck one hair."
Meaning: looking or shining
like the color of gold.
D 100
What is a golden?
D 100
"Sip, he [the commander] says, and
don't waste strength moving
around because it's impossible to
predict how much longer we will
be _______."
Meaning: to rest or move on the
surface of water (like a boat).
D 200
What is floating?
D 200
"During the day the deck
belongs to men and _____. At
nightfall women make their
way __"
Meaning 1: another word for
young people
Meaning 2: the opposite of
down
D 300
What are 'children' and 'up'?
D 300
"We wait and wait, but
Mother says a possible
______, three boys, and a
pouty girl make too huge a
family by American
standards"
Meaning: a woman whose
husband has died.
D 400
What is widow?
D 400
"We watch movies outdoors
with images projected onto a
white sheet. Brother Quang
_______ into a microphone,
his voice sad and slow“
Meaning: to change from one
language to another language
D 500
What is translates?
D 500
"South Vietnam no longer
exists. One woman tries to
throw herself overboard
screaming that without a
country she cannot live" (p.
85). What this woman is
probably feeling.
E 100
What is hopeless, scared or
afraid, sad or mourning,
angry, etc.?
E 100
"A siren screams over Miss Xinh's
voice in the middle of a lesson on
smiley and bald President Ford. We all
know it's bad news. School's now
closed; everyone must go home a
month too soon" (p.38). How the main
character says she feels in this verse.
E 200
What is mad?
E 200
"When not in class I have to
stay within sight of Mother
like a baby" (p.80). What
could the main character be
feeling here?
E 300
What is not happy about it,
not free, babied, smothered,
frustrated, etc.?
E 300
"We clap and clap as the
ships draw together and kiss"
(p.92). What is everyone on
the bus probably feeling?
E 400
What is happy, relieved, not
afraid, excited, etc?
E 400
"By the time she [Mother] is done
staring, blinking, wiping away
tears, all without speaking English,
our entire family has a sponsor in
Alabama" (pp.109-110). The
feeling the mom might be having?
E 500
What is it is unknown, maybe
happy and relieved, sad about
losing her home country,
overwhelmed, nervous, etc?
E 500
This is a symbol of hope.
F 100
What is a papaya tree?
F 100
This is a symbol of freedom.
F 200
What is a ship?
F 200
This is a symbol of Brother
Khoi’s childhood?
F 300
What is a baby chick?
F 300
This is a symbol of mother’s
memory of father.
F 400
What is an amethyst ring?
F 400
This is a symbol of Ha’s
childhood.
F 500
What is a doll?
F 500
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