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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Merced's Health department complete training in advocacy and cultural skills?

2. In Merced, what kind of homes did the Hmong have?

3. In Chapter 17, what kind of damage did Lia have to her brain?

4. What did Chapter 10 say about the connection to the past life the Hmong were accustomed to?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Lia's condition after she is released from the hospital under the care of her parents?

2. Who did Lia compare to her younger siblings?

3. How did the Hmong people show how they were accustomed to life in the mountains?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe America's situation with Hmong immigrants.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the root of the contention between the Chinese and the Hmong and their on again, off again relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Even though it is an illness, what is significant in the Hmong culture about qaug dab peg?

Essay Topic 3

What is surprising about the fact that Hmong people would seek the advice of American doctors? On what occasions do they do that? What are their thoughts on medicine?

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