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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was not present when Lia was removed from the home?
(a) Her oldest sibling.
(b) Her youngest sibling.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

2. How long did the Lees live in Portland?
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) One month.
(d) Seventeen years.

3. How old was the best translator that Anne worked with?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 60.
(d) 40.

4. What did doctors fear would happen if they could not get Lia's seizures under control?
(a) She would never breathe properly.
(b) She would regress mentally.
(c) She would lose her voice.
(d) She would die.

5. Why did Neill and Peggy become doctors?
(a) Because they truly wanted to help other people.
(b) For the money.
(c) For the prestige.
(d) To heal people, whether it be animals or humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Lia's condition after she was sent home under her parent's care?

2. In Chapter Nine, who did the Lees begin to blame for Lia's condition?

3. What does the author say the culture and fate of the Hmong people is seeped in?

4. Why did the Hmong people have these feelings about American doctors at that time?

5. Where are the Hmong thought to have arisen?

(see the answer key)

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