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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is a nyias?
(a) Healing Hmong herbs.
(b) A coffin.
(c) An ornamental Hmong wrap.
(d) Hmong food.
2. 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.
3. What kind of doctor might have made the Lees more comfortable?
(a) A female doctor.
(b) Two male doctors.
(c) A Hmong doctor.
(d) A shaman.
4. What could the doctors have done that would have shown respect for the Lees' religious beliefs?
(a) Transfering to Valley Children's.
(b) Limited blood draws.
(c) Limited female doctor interaction.
(d) Limited shaman interaction.
5. Who died while the Lee's were in the refugee camp?
(a) Nao.
(b) The infant Foua was breastfeeding.
(c) Lia.
(d) Foua.
6. How much is the txiv neeb paid in Chapter 19?
(a) Nothing.
(b) $150.00.
(c) $250.00.
(d) He gets to eat with the family every night for the next week.
7. What does Chapter 13 say never occurs to Nao and Foua about their children in America?
(a) They they would have to be treated at American hospitals.
(b) That they would be in danger.
(c) That language would be an issue.
(d) That they would get sick.
8. How are the inhabitants of Laos characterized?
(a) By what kind of house they have.
(b) By what they eat.
(c) By the altitude at which they live.
(d) By how they talk.
9. In Merced, CA, how many residents are Hmong?
(a) One out of every six residents is Hmong.
(b) One out of every 12 residents is Hmong.
(c) 90 percent.
(d) One out of every five residents is Hmong.
10. How much did the pig cost that mentioned in Chapter 19?
(a) $150.00.
(b) $50.00.
(c) $250.00.
(d) Nothing.
11. What is the point of the txiv neeb ceremony described in Chapter 19?
(a) To get Lia's soul to come back.
(b) To honor Lia.
(c) To get make sure none of the other Lees get sick.
(d) To honor Neil and Peggy.
12. Why was Lia transferred to a different hospital in Chapter 11?
(a) Her family requested it.
(b) It had a children's ICU that MCMC lacked.
(c) Jeanine was going on vacation.
(d) Neil was going on vacation.
13. Who was Dang Moua?
(a) A Hmong preacher.
(b) A local grocer.
(c) A shaman.
(d) A doctor.
14. How did Neil and Peggy feel about Lia's care by her parents after she was discharged from the hospital?
(a) They were sad.
(b) They didn't care.
(c) They were angry.
(d) They were impressed.
15. 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) Hiring at least three translators.
(c) Ensuring respect and proper communication.
(d) Finding a person better suited to deal with them.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long did the Lees live in Portland?
2. As described in Chapter 19, what is one kind of tool used by a txiv neeb?
3. If healthy communication existed from the beginning, what does the author say in Chapter 18 might have been very different?
4. What was lacking in the refugee camp?
5. What did tests conclude in Chapter 11 about Lia's anticonvulsant medication?
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