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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What complication occurred because of the breathing issue during seizures, as described in Chapter Five?
(a) Her convulsions would get worse.
(b) Her brain lost oxygen, which can cause permanent damage.
(c) She would begin to throw up.
(d) She would have enough seizure.

3. What did Lia's family realize in Chapter Nine about her after she returned?
(a) She had regressed.
(b) They could do nothing to help her.
(c) That she was happy in her foster home.
(d) She didn't miss them.

4. What is the juxtaposition in beliefs is there in regards to touch between American doctors and a txiv neeb?
(a) A txiv neeb does not touch his patients, where as doctors rely on a great amount of touch in their practice.
(b) Txiv neeb rely on touch in their practice.
(c) The Hmong people wish that txiv neebs would rely on touch.
(d) There is no touch in either pratice of doctors or txiv neebs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Lee's treat Anne?

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

3. What question did the Hmong people have about surgery in Chapter Four, one that sounds absurd to American people?

4. What did the medical chart at Merced say about Lia and her mother?

5. How many days did Lia spend at Valley Children's Hospital?

(see the answer key)

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