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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. Who died while the Lee's were in the refugee camp?

2. If healthy communication existed from the beginning, what does the author say in Chapter 18 might have been very different?

3. When did the Lee family first attempt to leave Laos?

4. How does Chapter 19 open?

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

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 ended the Hmong's peaceful life in the mountains?

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

4. Who did Lia compare to her younger siblings?

5. Describe Dang Moua.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the Lee's love for Lia evident in their reaction to Lia's mental regression? What steps do they take to try and heal her?

Essay Topic 2

What importance does the history of the Hmong people, specifically the fact that doctors are not used in the culture and that the Lee family is forced to leave Laos, have to this story?

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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