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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. What did tests conclude in Chapter 11 about Lia's anticonvulsant medication?

2. What do Hmong people grow and harvest?

3. How many different clans existed in Merced?

4. Why did most of the Hmong people come to America?

5. What kind of life did Foua and Nao expect in America?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why is impaired communication particularly dangerous for the Hmong population? Explain and give a few examples noted in the book,

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between Nao Kao and Foua Lee and Anne, the author. How does Anne's perception of the Lees change from beginning to end of the book?

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