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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who became a very good resource for Anne when she was talking to the Lee's?
(a) Her colleagues.
(b) Sukey Waller, a psychologist who worked regularly with Hmong clients.
(c) The translators.
(d) Foua Lee.

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

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

4. What was the prescription mentioned in Chapter Five that Lia took most often?
(a) Antibiotics.
(b) Ceph.
(c) Cough syrup.
(d) Dilantin.

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

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

7. How did the Lee's treat Anne?
(a) They were extremely happy to see her.
(b) They treated her badly.
(c) They did not talk to her at all.
(d) They were not unwelcoming.

8. What is the second set of interviews the author conducts?
(a) Interviews with social workers.
(b) Interviews with government officials from Laos.
(c) Interviews with doctors who care for Lia.
(d) Interviews with government officials from America.

9. What kind of welcome did Anne receive from the clan letters?
(a) A warm welcome.
(b) They refused to talk to her.
(c) A cold welcome.
(d) They would not stop talking.

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

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

12. What is impossible to separate from the past for the Hmong people?
(a) Their current state.
(b) Religon.
(c) The war.
(d) Myths.

13. What position do mother's use for childbirth?
(a) Squatting on the floor.
(b) They lay in the bathtub.
(c) Laying down in their own bed.
(d) Laying down in a hospital bed.

14. What do the interviews described in the preface offer a glimpse into?
(a) A glimpse into the Hmong culture.
(b) How a writer interviews difficult subjects.
(c) The struggles of a writer.
(d) How the government deals with refugees.

15. As mentioned in Chapter Nine, an ordinance was created banning what?
(a) Shaman.
(b) Medicine labels written only in English.
(c) Public meetings of the Hmong clans.
(d) Sacrifices of animals.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where in California did the author travel to meet with the Lee family?

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

4. What is the difference between Hmong culture and American in terms of high contact?

5. In Chapter Four, what did the Hmong people back at the camp ask the woman about American doctors?

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