Friends
Culture
Compare/Contrast
Family
Feelings
100
Who was Chua's first black friend
Frankie
100
Is Chua's dad traditional or American?
Traditional
100
How are Mai and Ger the same?
They are both in a gang
100
What happened to Ger?
He was shot and paralyzed
100
What 2 cultures was Chua struggling to balance?
Hmong and American
200
What was the club that Chua and her friends joined
International club
200
Why was Mai sneaking out at night without telling her parents?
Because her parents wouldn't let her go out at night alone.
200
What was one thing Frankie and Chua has in common?
They were both in ESL
200
Who is Youa?
Chua's older sister that she lived with.
200
How did Mai feel when she came home from the Juvenile Detention center the first time?
She was angry.
300
Which one of of Chua's friends did she skip class with to smoke?
Trisha
300
Why did Chua break up with Ku?
So she wouldn't do anything she shouldn't do.
300
What is one way that Ms. Martinez and Chua were the same?
They both like to write or they both speak different languages
300
Describe Chua's father.
He is traditional, Hmong, doesn't like America
300
How did Chua first feel about Ku?
She was in love with him
400
When did Leticia tell Chua how she really felt about Hmong people?
During peer mediation
400
When did Chua's mother stand up to her father?
When they were at the Lao Family Center
400
Name one way that Chua and Mai were the same
They both lied to do what they wanted They both snuck out to go see boys
400
What did Chua find out about Youa that surprised her?
She was pregnant before she got married and her husband was in a gang.
400
How did Chua feel about Ms. Martinez?
She trusted her and really liked her. She felt loved by her.
500
What did Chua do that Leticia did to her?
Judeged a whole race based on her own experiences.
500
What did Chua's father say at the Lao Family Center that surprised Chua so much?
You're right
500
How did Chua's mom change throughout the book?
She was able to stand up to her husband.
500
What happened to all of Ger's friends?
They went to jail or died.
500
What is one way Chua changed her feelings about Mai?
She didn't like her She understood why Mai snuck out of the house She felt sorry for Mai after her attack
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