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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened on that day that Lia's doctors said they dreaded in Chapter 11?
(a) Lia's family refused to bring her to the hospital.
(b) Lia was given back to her parents.
(c) Lia suffered her last seizure, leading to her death.
(d) Lia's family was sent back to Laos.

2. At the end of Chapter Three, Lia had a diagnosis of what?
(a) Flu.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Sinus infection.
(d) Developmental delays.

3. Why would Lia's parents place her on a soft mat on the floor when she was ready to have a seizure?
(a) They didn't have a bed for her.
(b) It would protect her from the hard services when she was thrashing during a seizure.
(c) They didn't want to put her on a couch.
(d) They thought the floor was dirty.

4. Why was it nearly impossible for the doctors to satisfy the Hmong?
(a) Because the Hmong believed in illness of the soul.
(b) Because the Hmong believed doctors are evil.
(c) They didn't want to try to satisfy them.
(d) Because they were never going to like them.

5. Who oversaw Lia's care at Merced?
(a) Anne Fadiman.
(b) The Lees.
(c) Neil Ernst and Peggy Philp.
(d) Jeanine Hilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Lia born?

2. In Merced, what kind of homes did the Hmong have?

3. What is a nyias?

4. What barrier does the author have in interviewing the family featured in the book?

5. Why does that particular type of medicine seem OK to the Hmong?

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