The Happiest Refugee: Chapter 1 - 3

Anh's parents meet just after the end of the Vietnam War on ________

• A boat

• A train

• A plane

• Tinder

Anh's father saved his brothers from a communist re-education camp by . . .

• Blowing up the front gates

• Bribing the guards

• Dressing up in an officer's uniform

• Asking politely

Anh's family join about 40 others on a fishing boat as they flee Vietnam. Unfortunately the boat is attacked and ransacked by...

• Pirates

• Mermaids

• Vietnamese soldiers

• Locusts

The boat is attacked a second time by pirates. What does one of the pirates throw to the asylum seekers before departing?

• An engine

• Petrol

• Food

• Water

Anh's family make it to Australia after spending spending months at a ___________________ refugee camp.

• Indonesian

• Malaysian

• Filipino

• New Zealand

Two nuns from _________________ hand the family a garbage bag full of clothes

• Missionaries of the Sacred Heart

• Red Cross

• St Vincent de Paul

• The pub

After experiencing overwhelming generosity, Anh's mother cries out: "What a great _________."

• Place

• Sunset

• Language

• Country

Uncle Huy narrowly avoids death by getting drunk and

• slept in and luckily missed his boat that soon after exploded

• fell asleep in the gutter, but luckily avoided getting run over

• slept in and was lucky not to be enlisted for the war

• fell asleep in the gutter, but was rescued by his future wife

In school, Anh's key achievements include

• An award for an English essay and most goals shot in basketball

• An award for Maths at graduation and class captain in year 5

• Winning a spelling bee and photography competition

• Rugby premiership and overall high results at graduation

Uncle Thanh's near death experience while in a communist re-education camp involves Malaria. In order to overcome it

• his intestines are removed and soaked in salt water

• he is given a very high dosage of medication that nearly kills him

• he is kepts awake for three days and nights to scare the malaria away

• he is hung upside down until his symptoms disappear