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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many other refugees did the Lee family leave Laos with in their second attempt?
(a) 40.
(b) 4.
(c) 400.
(d) 4,000.
2. What could the doctors have done that would have shown respect for the Lees' religious beliefs?
(a) Limited blood draws.
(b) Limited shaman interaction.
(c) Transfering to Valley Children's.
(d) Limited female doctor interaction.
3. Why did Foua rely on her children to shop at the market?
(a) Because she was afraid of Americans.
(b) She was allergic to the food.
(c) Because she never learned English.
(d) She was intimidated.
4. What did tests conclude in Chapter 11 about Lia's anticonvulsant medication?
(a) Her parents were giving it to her incorrectly.
(b) She was taking it, so her parents previous issues were not a problem.
(c) She had not been taking it.
(d) It was not working.
5. As stated in Chapter 15, how did Lia surprise her doctors?
(a) By overcoming her seizures and living a normal life.
(b) By overcoming her seizures.
(c) By dying so quickly.
(d) By living in a vegetative state for two years.
6. How are the inhabitants of Laos characterized?
(a) By how they talk.
(b) By the altitude at which they live.
(c) By what they eat.
(d) By what kind of house they have.
7. Who did the Lees believe caused Lia's illness?
(a) Witches.
(b) Americans.
(c) The clan.
(d) Shaman.
8. Why did Lia's family think she was transferred to a different hospital in Chapter 11?
(a) Jeanine was going on vacation.
(b) It had a children's ICU that MCMC lacked.
(c) Because they requested it.
(d) Because Neil was going on vacation.
9. How much did the pig cost that mentioned in Chapter 19?
(a) Nothing.
(b) $50.00.
(c) $150.00.
(d) $250.00.
10. In Merced, CA, how many residents are Hmong?
(a) One out of every 12 residents is Hmong.
(b) One out of every six residents is Hmong.
(c) One out of every five residents is Hmong.
(d) 90 percent.
11. What is the point of the txiv neeb ceremony described in Chapter 19?
(a) To honor Neil and Peggy.
(b) To honor Lia.
(c) To get Lia's soul to come back.
(d) To get make sure none of the other Lees get sick.
12. When did the Lee family first attempt to leave Laos?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1976.
13. What happened on that day that Lia's doctors said they dreaded in Chapter 11?
(a) Lia's family refused to bring her to the hospital.
(b) Lia was given back to her parents.
(c) Lia suffered her last seizure, leading to her death.
(d) Lia's family was sent back to Laos.
14. What city housed the largest percentage of Hmong per area in California?
(a) Merced.
(b) Fresno.
(c) Stockton.
(d) Sacremento.
15. How does Chapter 19 open?
(a) With Neil receiving an award.
(b) With Lia's 19th birthday celebration.
(c) With the family preparing for a traditional shaman healing ceremony.
(d) With Lia's death.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 17, whose son is diagnosed with leukemia?
2. What helped communication between Foua and Lia's doctors?
3. What kind of life were the Hmong people accustomed to before coming to America?
4. The area in Merced occupied by the Hmong was once known as what?
5. What was Lia's condition in Chapter 13 when she returned to MCMC?
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