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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the second set of interviews the author conducts?
(a) Interviews with government officials from Laos.
(b) Interviews with social workers.
(c) Interviews with doctors who care for Lia.
(d) Interviews with government officials from America.

2. What does Lia's family believe happened during the door slamming mentioned in Chapter Three?
(a) Lia's soul awoke.
(b) Lia's soul flew away because it was so frightening.
(c) It made her deaf.
(d) It disrupted Lia's ears.

3. Who did Nao Kao think the social workers were?
(a) Relatives.
(b) Nurses.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Police.

4. Where was Foua when Lia was taken?
(a) Crying in the bedroom.
(b) In the house.
(c) Visiting relatives.
(d) Next door.

5. In the fast-paced nature of America, speaking with the Hmong requires what?
(a) Interpreters.
(b) Tape recorders.
(c) Patience.
(d) Paper and pencil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem occurred when the Lee's first went to Merced Community Medical Center with Lia?

2. When did the Lee's flee their homeland?

3. Who oversaw Lia's care at Merced?

4. What were Anne's expectations about her visits with Lia's family?

5. Why did the Lee's flee their homeland?

(see the answer key)

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