Question 56 Answer and Explanation _ACT June 2005 Form 61D English Section

Passage IV

The Nguyen Family Restaurant

For my friends Tran and Maya Nguyen, the distance between Vietnam and California is more than it's measure in miles. Although immigrants, Tran, Maya, and their four children left much behind, including their family restaurant. Now they want to run a restaurant in Los Angeles just as they did in Da Nang.

When Tran visited Vietnamese restaurants in the Los Angeles area, he was impressed, with both, their decor and their menus but shocked to learn how much it costs to rent a suitable building. (51) He knew that himself and Maya would have to apply their energies to the activity of labor for the money needed to sign a lease.

During their first year in the United States, they found jobs and began to save money. Tran worked as a hospital clerk, and Maya was an assembler in an electronics factory. Nevertheless, they were a long way from what they would need. They knew their jobs would help them to raise the necessary funds. After two years,56they had more than doubled their savings but were still short of their goal.

Tran worked hard at his job. He decided to rent a food vendor's cart that he could manage on his days off from the hospital. He knew the perfect location on a busy street corner. In less than a week, Tran was selling cha gio (egg rolls) on that corner. Soon they rented a second cart for Maya to operate. This undertaking wasn't their dream but perhaps their dream would lead to it.

Recently, Maya saw what seemed to her the perfect building for rent. The neighborhood was friendly, with lots of foot traffic. She envisioned their restaurant fitting in nicely here. But she was disappointed when she talked to the real estate agent—the building wouldn't be available for six months. Maya went home and discussed the situation with Tran. They were discouraged but realized that they could use this time to acquire much of the equipment they would need. Last night they decided to name their future restaurant after their son, Haing. That was also the name of their restaurant back in Vietnam.

56. At this point, the writer wants to provide a specific example of the efforts being made by the Nguyens to reach their goal: Given that all the choices are true, which one would best accomplish this purpose?

F. NO CHANGE

G. Meanwhile, the children adapted to and worked hard in their new schools.

H. They postponed buying a car, relying on city buses for transportation.

J. Tran and Maya realized that these jobs were means to a worthwhile end.

Answer and Explanation

Your Answer is

Correct Answer is H

Explanation

The question stem asks to choose the most detailed example of the Nguyens' efforts to achieve the goal. The most detailed example in item H means "they delay buying a car and rely on city buses as a means of transportation", and F/G/J are not detailed enough.