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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who in the Hmong culture has the highest rank?
(a) Elderly males.
(b) Young women.
(c) Elderly women.
(d) Young men.

2. What did the Lee's do in honor of Lia returning home in Chapter Nine?
(a) They went on with life as normal.
(b) They sacrificed a cow.
(c) They prayed.
(d) They had a celebratory lunch.

3. At the end of Chapter Three, Lia had a diagnosis of what?
(a) Developmental delays.
(b) Flu.
(c) Sinus infection.
(d) Epilepsy.

4. As described in Chapter Six, what does Hmong culture place emphasis on in terms of rank?
(a) Money.
(b) Gender and age.
(c) The size of your house.
(d) Just gender.

5. Where did some of the Hmong go after they were divided?
(a) China.
(b) Laos.
(c) America.
(d) IndoChina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompted the author to go and meet the Lee family?

2. Who served as the Lee's advocate when no one else would?

3. What kind of welcome did Anne receive from the clan letters?

4. What were Anne's expectations about her visits with Lia's family?

5. What do Americans think of the ritual used in the Lee's celebration?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is special about the red chair where Anne sat to do her interviews?

2. Describe Neil and Peggy's beliefs as doctors.

3. Describe what the author says in the preface about the insights the taped recordings of interviews offered.

4. Describe Foua and Nao Kao.

5. How does war factor in to the history of the Hmong culture?

6. What did Lia's parents think about Lia's first seizure?

7. In Hmong tradition, how does childbirth differ from here in America?

8. What was Anne's colleague's reactions to her wanting to investigate the circumstances around Lia's medical care?

9. Describe the significance of the door slamming in Chapter Three.

10. How did physicians hurt the cycle of rumors and distrust of Americans back in the Hmong refugee camps?

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