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

2. After how many more years did the Lee's consider leaving again?
(a) One.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

3. How many surviving children did they have when they arrived in America?
(a) Nine.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

4. What was lacking in the refugee camp?
(a) Food.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Water.
(d) Shelter.

5. How did Foua carry Lia on her back in Chapter 15?
(a) With no help, just on her back.
(b) With help of others.
(c) In a baby bjorn.
(d) In a ornmental Hmong wrap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Hmong people grow and harvest?

2. What happened to the son who had leukemia?

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

4. What kind of doctor might have made the Lees more comfortable?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After arriving in America, what were considered new concepts to Hmong people like the Lees?

3. What is Merced, CA like in terms of its Hmong population?

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

5. Explain the hardships of the Lee family's journey to America.

6. Explain how Neil and Peggy were drawn closer to the Lee family.

7. Describe America's situation with Hmong immigrants.

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

9. What parts of their old life in Laos did Hmong people keep alive in their American homes?

10. Describe Dang Moua.

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