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At nine, Hoa became her family’s voice. She translated at the bank, at the doctor’s office, at parent–teacher conferences where she had to explain her own report card. She learned words like "deductible" and "lease" before she learned to ride a bike.
At fifteen, she resented it. Her friends spent Saturdays at the mall; she spent them on the phone with the electric company, her father leaning close, nodding at sounds he couldn’t yet follow.
Then, in March, her father passed his citizenship interview. She waited outside, ready to be called in, but no one called. He came out holding a small flag, his face bright. "I answered by myself," he said in careful English. "Every question."
On the drive home he insisted on calling the electric company. Hoa sat in the passenger seat, listening to him spell their last name, slowly and correctly, to a stranger. She looked out the window so he wouldn’t see her cry, and she was not sure whether she was crying because she was proud of him or because some part of her was no longer needed.
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Free Grade 9 English worksheet (Common Core RL.9-10.1): read "The Interpreter" and answer questions about key details, characters and theme. Skill: Key ideas and details in literature. Level: Grade 9 — also suits Year 10 (UK).
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Key ideas and details in literature.
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