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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Lia transferred to a different hospital in Chapter 11?
(a) It had a children's ICU that MCMC lacked.
(b) Jeanine was going on vacation.
(c) Neil was going on vacation.
(d) Her family requested it.

2. Who is with Foua Lee when she goes through childbirth?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A midwife.
(c) She is surrounded by her other sleeping children.
(d) Her husband.

3. After how many more years did the Lee's consider leaving again?
(a) One.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

4. What is impossible to separate from the past for the Hmong people?
(a) Their current state.
(b) Myths.
(c) The war.
(d) Religon.

5. Before Lia was taken, the family was not given what?
(a) A chance to defend themselves.
(b) Any advance warning.
(c) Paperwork.
(d) A chance to talk to the doctors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was lacking in the refugee camp?

2. In Chapter Nine, what did the Lees believe was the only thing that could help Lia with her condition?

3. What is the English translation of the Hmong phrase "to speak of all kinds of things" reference?

4. How many other refugees did the Lee family leave Laos with in their second attempt?

5. When did the Lee family first attempt to leave Laos?

(see the answer key)

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