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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did most of the Hmong people come to America?
(a) Desperation.
(b) Family.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Americanization.

2. When did Merced's Health department complete training in advocacy and cultural skills?
(a) 1986.
(b) 2006.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1999.

3. In Chapter 17, what kind of damage did Lia have to her brain?
(a) Permenant.
(b) Moderate.
(c) Severe.
(d) Temporary.

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

5. What was Lia's condition when Anne first met the Lee family?
(a) She was healthy.
(b) She was mostly healthy, but having seizures.
(c) She had died.
(d) She was in a vegetative state.

6. When did the Lee family arrive in America?
(a) October 18, 1980.
(b) November 18, 1988.
(c) November 18, 1980.
(d) October 18, 1988.

7. Who was Dang Moua?
(a) A local grocer.
(b) A Hmong preacher.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A shaman.

8. What happened on that day that Lia's doctors said they dreaded in Chapter 11?
(a) Lia was given back to her parents.
(b) Lia's family refused to bring her to the hospital.
(c) Lia's family was sent back to Laos.
(d) Lia suffered her last seizure, leading to her death.

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

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

11. What did the crop mentioned in Chapter 10 require?
(a) Humid climate.
(b) Cool temperatures and mountain soil.
(c) Moist soil.
(d) Hot temperatures.

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

13. If healthy communication existed from the beginning, what does the author say in Chapter 18 might have been very different?
(a) Lia's life.
(b) Valley Children's Hospital.
(c) Merced.
(d) MCMC.

14. What was lacking in the refugee camp?
(a) Water.
(b) Shelter.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Food.

15. Which hospital was Lia transferred to in Chapter 11?
(a) Lakeview Children's Hospital.
(b) Valley Children's Hospital.
(c) General Hospital.
(d) Merced Children's Hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. As stated in Chapter 15, how did Lia surprise her doctors?

2. How many different clans existed in Merced?

3. How did Foua carry Lia on her back in Chapter 15?

4. When Lia returned to MCMC, who was taking care of her?

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

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