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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many times was Lia admitted to Merced between the ages of eight months and four and a half years?
(a) 7 times.
(b) 70 times.
(c) 17 times.
(d) Once.

4. How many translators did Anne employ?
(a) Twelve.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Several.

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

6. Where did some of the Hmong go after they were divided?
(a) China.
(b) IndoChina.
(c) America.
(d) Laos.

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

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

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

10. What is the name of Lia's social worker?
(a) Dee Korda.
(b) Jeanine Hilt.
(c) Neil.
(d) Tom Korda.

11. After the door slammed in Chapter Three, the Lees' concern for the daughter was also mixed with what?
(a) Pride that she could be a txiv neeb.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Anger that she could be a txiv neeb.

12. Who is the author of this book?
(a) Jodi Picoult.
(b) Anne Fadiman.
(c) Mai Neng Moua.
(d) Greg Mortenson.

13. Who took the time to solicit the Lees opinions about their daughter's health?
(a) Anne's colleagues.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Neil.
(d) Jeanine.

14. Why did the Hmong rebel as described in Chapter Two?
(a) Because of the prestige given to them.
(b) Because they needed food.
(c) Because they did not agree with their morals.
(d) Because of the intrusion of the Chinese.

15. At the time of this book, what did American colleges fail to teach students?
(a) Cross cultural communication.
(b) Hmong history.
(c) The Hmong language.
(d) World history.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the father of the translator Anne liked best?

2. Why did Neill and Peggy become doctors?

3. Who oversaw Lia's care at Merced?

4. What did the Lee's do in honor of Lia returning home in Chapter Nine?

5. What prompted the author to go and meet the Lee family?

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