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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. Who is the author of this book?
(a) Jodi Picoult.
(b) Greg Mortenson.
(c) Anne Fadiman.
(d) Mai Neng Moua.

2. What did Hmong people generally think of American physicians in the 1980s?
(a) They thought they were evil.
(b) They thought they were dumb.
(c) They distrusted them.
(d) They were in awe of them.

3. Where did some of the Hmong go after they were divided?
(a) Laos.
(b) America.
(c) IndoChina.
(d) China.

4. Why does that particular type of medicine seem OK to the Hmong?
(a) Because the American doctors say so.
(b) Because they think it is a gift from God.
(c) Because they are desperate.
(d) Because it requires no physical intervention.

5. What happened to six of the Lee children before the family immigrated to America?
(a) They moved to Thailand.
(b) They were kidnapped.
(c) They died.
(d) They were lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the father of the translator Anne liked best?

2. What kind of medicine do the Hmong allow themselves to rely on?

3. What did doctors fear would happen if they could not get Lia's seizures under control?

4. What would happen to Lia's breathing when she had seizures?

5. Where was Foua when Lia was taken?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the nurses at Merced recall Lia with mixed emotions?

2. How does the author come to know the Lee family?

3. What things did the Hmong people hear about American doctors that made them distrust them?

4. What is special about the red chair where Anne sat to do her interviews?

5. Why did the Lees have to leave their homeland of Laos?

6. Why was impaired communication particularly dangerous for Hmong people?

7. What is the meaning of qaug dab peg and why is it important to the story?

8. Describe Foua and Nao Kao.

9. Who was May Ying Xiong?

10. Describe Neil Ernst and Peggy Philp.

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