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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What complicated the process of putting a IV in Lia when she was taken to the hospital, as described in Chapter Five?
(a) She was underweight.
(b) She was afraid of needles.
(c) She was overweight.
(d) She would run away.

2. How old was Lia when the significant door slamming mentioned in Chapter Three happened?
(a) Three.
(b) Three months old.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Three weeks old.

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

4. Why did the Lee's flee their homeland?
(a) Because of war.
(b) Their home was burned.
(c) They wanted to live an American life.
(d) Because they had relatives in the United States.

5. What is the English translation of the Hmong phrase "to speak of all kinds of things" reference?
(a) Their shaman.
(b) Their age.
(c) The past and their ancestors.
(d) Traditions.

6. What did the Lee's do in honor of Lia returning home in Chapter Nine?
(a) They went on with life as normal.
(b) They sacrificed a cow.
(c) They prayed.
(d) They had a celebratory lunch.

7. What does the author say people warned her about when pursuing Lia's story?
(a) They say the doctors would prevent her from telling the story.
(b) They say her journey is daunting and lacks promise.
(c) They say she could not overcome the language barrier.
(d) They say Lia's family is lying.

8. In Chapter Nine, what did the Lees believe was the only thing that could help Lia with her condition?
(a) Neil.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Anne.
(d) Their love and traditional medicine.

9. What were Anne's expectations about her visits with Lia's family?
(a) She expected them to go very well.
(b) She thought the doctors would be there.
(c) She expected that Lia's father would slam the door in her face.
(d) She expected the visits to be awkward.

10. Why wasn't Neil and Peggy's treatment working for Lia?
(a) She had too much medication.
(b) They wouldn't listen to her parents.
(c) Because her parents were not dispensing her medication properly.
(d) They didn't know what they were doing.

11. What does Chapter Six say can present as chronic pain in a patient?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) The flu.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Victims of trauma from other nations, emotional pain, fatigue, and disorientation.

12. In the Hmong tradition, what is considered an illness of honor?
(a) Measles.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) The flu.

13. What was Lia doing when she hit her head severely in Chapter Nine?
(a) Swinging.
(b) Running.
(c) Skipping.
(d) Jumping.

14. What happened when Lia's older sibling slammed the door as mentioned in Chapter Three?
(a) Lia began crying erratically.
(b) Lia had her first seizure.
(c) Lia woke up and never slept well afterwards.
(d) Lia slept through it, as if she didn't hear a thing.

15. Besides language, what else does the cultural barrier make difficult for doctors and Hmong patients?
(a) Filling out forms.
(b) Talking to nurses.
(c) Calling on the phone.
(d) Non-verbal, interpersonal communication.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the prescription mentioned in Chapter Five that Lia took most often?

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

4. What complication occurred because of the breathing issue during seizures, as described in Chapter Five?

5. At the end of Chapter Three, Lia had a diagnosis of what?

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