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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say any person, when working with someone from another ethnic background, should have the responsibility of doing?
(a) Reading as much as possible about the culture.
(b) Finding a person better suited to deal with them.
(c) Ensuring respect and proper communication.
(d) Hiring at least three translators.

2. How many surviving children did they have when they arrived in America?
(a) Six.
(b) Nine.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

3. Why did Lia's family think she was transferred to a different hospital in Chapter 11?
(a) Jeanine was going on vacation.
(b) Because they requested it.
(c) Because Neil was going on vacation.
(d) It had a children's ICU that MCMC lacked.

4. Why did Foua rely on her children to shop at the market?
(a) She was intimidated.
(b) She was allergic to the food.
(c) Because she never learned English.
(d) Because she was afraid of Americans.

5. Who was hit hard with what happened to Jeanine?
(a) Neil.
(b) Lia.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Foua.

6. What celebration occurred during Lia's time at MCMC in Chapter 13?
(a) Easter.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Christmas.
(d) The Hmong New Year.

7. What was Lia's condition in Chapter 13 when she returned to MCMC?
(a) She was normal.
(b) Her breathing was poor and she was in pain.
(c) She was in a coma.
(d) She was throwing up constantly.

8. When they arrived in America, who did the Lee's seek help from?
(a) Their family in Oregon.
(b) Their family in Wisconsin.
(c) Their family in California.
(d) Their family in Hawaii.

9. What is a nyias?
(a) Hmong food.
(b) Healing Hmong herbs.
(c) A coffin.
(d) An ornamental Hmong wrap.

10. What did Chapter 11 say was the day Lia's doctor's dreaded?
(a) December 25, 1986.
(b) December 25, 1988.
(c) November 25, 1988.
(d) November 25, 1986.

11. In Merced, CA, how many residents are Hmong?
(a) One out of every five residents is Hmong.
(b) One out of every 12 residents is Hmong.
(c) 90 percent.
(d) One out of every six residents is Hmong.

12. Who died while the Lee's were in the refugee camp?
(a) Foua.
(b) The infant Foua was breastfeeding.
(c) Nao.
(d) Lia.

13. What did Chapter 10 say about the connection to the past life the Hmong were accustomed to?
(a) Their connection could be seen their walk.
(b) Their connection could be seen in their diet.
(c) Their connection could be seen in what they ate.
(d) Their connection could be heard in their dialect.

14. What could the doctors have done that would have shown respect for the Lees' religious beliefs?
(a) Limited female doctor interaction.
(b) Limited shaman interaction.
(c) Transfering to Valley Children's.
(d) Limited blood draws.

15. What was different about Laos than all of its neighbors, as mentioned in Chapter 10?
(a) Its people spoke multiple languages.
(b) It was smaller.
(c) Its people all spoke the same language.
(d) It was the largest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of life did Foua and Nao expect in America?

2. What was Lia's condition when Anne first met the Lee family?

3. What does Chapter 13 say never occurs to Nao and Foua about their children in America?

4. In Chapter 17, what kind of damage did Lia have to her brain?

5. How many days did Lia spend at Valley Children's Hospital?

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