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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When they arrived in America, who did the Lee's seek help from?

2. When did Merced's Health department complete training in advocacy and cultural skills?

3. What did tests conclude in Chapter 11 about Lia's anticonvulsant medication?

4. If healthy communication existed from the beginning, what does the author say in Chapter 18 might have been very different?

5. What was Lia's condition when Anne first met the Lee family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Dang Moua.

3. Describe America's situation with Hmong immigrants.

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

5. Who did Lia compare to her younger siblings?

6. How did Nao view Lia's medications in Chapter 13?

7. After the horrible journey to America, what did the Lee's expect for their children when they came to America?

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

9. Explain how Neil and Peggy were drawn closer to the Lee family.

10. Explain the misunderstanding about why Lia's parents thought she was being transferred to a different hospital in Chapter 11.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the differences between American doctors and the Hmong shaman.

Essay Topic 2

What is the relationship like between Lia and her parents?

Essay Topic 3

What problems does the Hmong people's importance on ancestors and tradition create when having conversations with Americans? Give two examples from the book and explain.

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