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

2. In Chapter 17, whose son is diagnosed with leukemia?
(a) Foua's.
(b) Jeanine's.
(c) Dang Moua's.
(d) Neil and Peggy's.

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

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

5. How long did the Lees live in Portland?
(a) One year.
(b) Seventeen years.
(c) Two years.
(d) One month.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of life were the Hmong people accustomed to before coming to America?

3. How many days did Lia spend at Valley Children's Hospital?

4. After how many more years did the Lee's consider leaving again?

5. Why did Lia's family think she was transferred to a different hospital in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the misunderstanding about why Lia's parents thought she was being transferred to a different hospital in Chapter 11.

2. Describe America's situation with Hmong immigrants.

3. Why did Nao and Foua Lee want Lia to return to Merced in Chapter 11?

4. What ended the Hmong's peaceful life in the mountains?

5. How did Nao view Lia's medications in Chapter 13?

6. Describe the txiv neeb healing ceremony in Chapter 19.

7. Describe Dang Moua.

8. Describe the care of Lia by her parents in Chapter 15.

9. After the horrible journey to America, what did the Lee's expect for their children when they came to America?

10. Why did the author conclude Lia's life was cut short?

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