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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What helped communication between Foua and Lia's doctors?
(a) Translators.
(b) Love and understanding.
(c) Shaman.
(d) Western medicine.

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

3. How many different clans existed in Merced?
(a) 24.
(b) 4.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

4. In 1993, what happened to Jeanine Hilt?
(a) She suffered a severe asthma attack and lost brain function.
(b) She was promoted.
(c) She suffered a heart attack.
(d) She died of unknown causes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Where does the healing ceremony take place in Chapter 19?
(a) Fresno.
(b) The Lee home.
(c) The church.
(d) The hospital.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died while the Lee's were in the refugee camp?

2. The area in Merced occupied by the Hmong was once known as what?

3. What did Chapter 10 say about the connection to the past life the Hmong were accustomed to?

4. How does Chapter 19 open?

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

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