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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Hmong people grow and harvest?
(a) Edamame.
(b) Opium.
(c) Broccoli.
(d) Corn.

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

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

7. As stated in Chapter 15, how did Lia surprise her doctors?
(a) By overcoming her seizures.
(b) By living in a vegetative state for two years.
(c) By dying so quickly.
(d) By overcoming her seizures and living a normal life.

8. What city housed the largest percentage of Hmong per area in California?
(a) Sacremento.
(b) Stockton.
(c) Merced.
(d) Fresno.

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

10. What is the point of the txiv neeb ceremony described in Chapter 19?
(a) To honor Neil and Peggy.
(b) To honor Lia.
(c) To get make sure none of the other Lees get sick.
(d) To get Lia's soul to come back.

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

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

13. How much did the pig cost that mentioned in Chapter 19?
(a) Nothing.
(b) $50.00.
(c) $250.00.
(d) $150.00.

14. What does Chapter 13 say never occurs to Nao and Foua about their children in America?
(a) That they would be in danger.
(b) That they would get sick.
(c) They they would have to be treated at American hospitals.
(d) That language would be an issue.

15. Who did the Lees believe caused Lia's illness?
(a) Witches.
(b) Americans.
(c) The clan.
(d) Shaman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was hit hard with what happened to Jeanine?

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

4. How does Chapter 19 open?

5. What happened during the Lee's first attempt to leave Laos?

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