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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Foua carry Lia on her back in Chapter 15?
(a) With no help, just on her back.
(b) In a baby bjorn.
(c) In a ornmental Hmong wrap.
(d) With help of others.

2. In Chapter 17, whose son is diagnosed with leukemia?
(a) Dang Moua's.
(b) Jeanine's.
(c) Foua's.
(d) Neil and Peggy's.

3. What happened during the Lee's first attempt to leave Laos?
(a) They were captured by Chinese soldiers.
(b) They got sick and couldn't make the journey.
(c) They were forced out of their camp.
(d) They were captured by Vietnamese soldiers.

4. What did tests conclude in Chapter 11 about Lia's anticonvulsant medication?
(a) It was not working.
(b) She was taking it, so her parents previous issues were not a problem.
(c) She had not been taking it.
(d) Her parents were giving it to her incorrectly.

5. When did the Lee family arrive in America?
(a) October 18, 1988.
(b) November 18, 1980.
(c) November 18, 1988.
(d) October 18, 1980.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which hospital was Lia transferred to in Chapter 11?

2. The area in Merced occupied by the Hmong was once known as what?

3. After how many more years did the Lee's consider leaving again?

4. What was lacking in the refugee camp?

5. What is the point of the txiv neeb ceremony described in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ended the Hmong's peaceful life in the mountains?

2. Describe America's situation with Hmong immigrants.

3. Describe the txiv neeb healing ceremony in Chapter 19.

4. Who did Lia compare to her younger siblings?

5. Explain the hardships of the Lee family's journey to America.

6. How did the Hmong people show how they were accustomed to life in the mountains?

7. How is the importance of culture to healing being recognized on a wider basis?

8. Describe Dang Moua.

9. Describe the care of Lia by her parents in Chapter 15.

10. What is the point of the txiv neeb healing ceremony in Chapter 19.

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