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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many seizures did Lia have over a few months time in Chapter Three?
(a) One.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

2. In western medicine, what is "quag dab peg"?
(a) A curse.
(b) A family.
(c) A cold.
(d) Epilepsy.

3. Why was giving Lia her medications difficult for the Lee family?
(a) They didn't trust the medicine.
(b) They lost it.
(c) They were unable to read English.
(d) They couldn't afford it.

4. Who warned Anne Fadiman about pursuing a story about Lia?
(a) Her colleagues.
(b) Lia's clan.
(c) The Kordas.
(d) The doctors.

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

6. When did the Lee's flee their homeland?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1975.

7. Why was the ordinance mentioned in Chapter Nine difficult to enforce?
(a) Because you can't make drug companies adhere to any laws.
(b) Because shaman often disguised themselves.
(c) Because small animals could be sacrificed without notice.
(d) Because meetings could be held without much notice.

8. What do American doctors do that in the Hmong's opinion, threaten their lives and their soul?
(a) Make them wait.
(b) Ask their patients to undress, touch them and perform procedures.
(c) Ask rude questions.
(d) Take down personal information.

9. What barrier does the author have in interviewing the family featured in the book?
(a) Her writing ability.
(b) Time constraints.
(c) Language.
(d) Geographical distance.

10. Where was Lia born?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Laos.
(c) Thailand.
(d) America.

11. How does the author keep records of her interviews for the book?
(a) She take notes.
(b) They are tape recorded.
(c) She records them with a video camera.
(d) She memorizes the notes.

12. In Chapter Four, what did the Hmong people back at the camp ask the woman about American doctors?
(a) About the accessibility and use of a traditional txiv neeb.
(b) What the hospital beds were like.
(c) If there were any woman doctors.
(d) Whether shots hurt.

13. Who introduced Anne to the leaders of the Hmong clans?
(a) Foua Lee.
(b) Sukey.
(c) The Kordas.
(d) Neil.

14. Why does that particular type of medicine seem OK to the Hmong?
(a) Because they think it is a gift from God.
(b) Because the American doctors say so.
(c) Because they are desperate.
(d) Because it requires no physical intervention.

15. What diseases do Hmong people suffer from at a higher rate than others?
(a) The flu.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Lymes Disease.
(d) Diabetes and tuberculosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides language, what else does the cultural barrier make difficult for doctors and Hmong patients?

2. How many translators did Anne employ?

3. Who did Lia's family believe captured her spirit in Chapter Three?

4. What problem occurred when the Lee's first went to Merced Community Medical Center with Lia?

5. What complicated the process of putting a IV in Lia when she was taken to the hospital, as described in Chapter Five?

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