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

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

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

4. When did Merced's Health department complete training in advocacy and cultural skills?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1986.
(d) 2006.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the healing ceremony take place in Chapter 19?

2. What is a nyias?

3. Who did the Lees believe caused Lia's illness?

4. As stated in Chapter 15, how did Lia surprise her doctors?

5. How much is the txiv neeb paid in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the point of the txiv neeb healing ceremony in Chapter 19.

3. Describe America's situation with Hmong immigrants.

4. How is the importance of culture to healing being recognized on a wider basis?

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

6. Describe Dang Moua.

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

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

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

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

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