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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when Lia's older sibling slammed the door as mentioned in Chapter Three?
(a) Lia began crying erratically.
(b) Lia had her first seizure.
(c) Lia slept through it, as if she didn't hear a thing.
(d) Lia woke up and never slept well afterwards.

2. What complication occurred because of the breathing issue during seizures, as described in Chapter Five?
(a) Her brain lost oxygen, which can cause permanent damage.
(b) Her convulsions would get worse.
(c) She would begin to throw up.
(d) She would have enough seizure.

3. How many seizures did Lia have over a few months time in Chapter Three?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) One.
(d) Twenty.

4. What did the medical chart at Merced say about Lia and her mother?
(a) It said her parents could speak English.
(b) It noted her close bond with her mother.
(c) It did not realize she had been to the facility many times.
(d) It said she was a problem patient.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Lee's flee their homeland?

2. What is a "txiv neeb" in the Hmong tribe?

3. Who oversaw Lia's care at Merced?

4. What is impossible to separate from the past for the Hmong people?

5. In the Hmong tradition, what is considered an illness of honor?

(see the answer key)

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