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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Finding a person better suited to deal with them.
(d) Ensuring respect and proper communication.

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

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

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

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

8. When Lia returned to MCMC, who was taking care of her?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Neil.
(c) Jeanine.
(d) Her parents.

9. What happened during the Lee's first attempt to leave Laos?
(a) They got sick and couldn't make the journey.
(b) They were forced out of their camp.
(c) They were captured by Vietnamese soldiers.
(d) They were captured by Chinese soldiers.

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

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

12. What happened to Lia's condition after she was sent home under her parent's care?
(a) It worsened.
(b) She was completely healed.
(c) It stayed the same.
(d) She become medically stable.

13. How does Chapter 19 open?
(a) With Neil receiving an award.
(b) With Lia's 19th birthday celebration.
(c) With the family preparing for a traditional shaman healing ceremony.
(d) With Lia's death.

14. 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 what they ate.
(c) Their connection could be heard in their dialect.
(d) Their connection could be seen in their diet.

15. How many other refugees did the Lee family leave Laos with in their second attempt?
(a) 4.
(b) 40.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 400.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lia's condition in Chapter 13 when she returned to MCMC?

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

3. What was different about Laos than all of its neighbors, as mentioned in Chapter 10?

4. When did Merced's Health department complete training in advocacy and cultural skills?

5. How much did the pig cost that mentioned in Chapter 19?

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