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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Lia when the significant door slamming mentioned in Chapter Three happened?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Three weeks old.
(c) Three.
(d) Three months old.

2. What is a "txiv neeb" in the Hmong tribe?
(a) An angel.
(b) A midwife.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A shaman.

3. What question did the Hmong people have about surgery in Chapter Four, one that sounds absurd to American people?
(a) They asked if doctors used magic to perform surgery.
(b) They asked why one person would cut into another for the fun of it.
(c) They asked if doctors ate the body parts after surgery.
(d) They asked why doctors had to wash up before surgery.

4. What did Lia do when she seemed to know a seizure was coming?
(a) Crawl into bed.
(b) Run to a doctor.
(c) Begin screaming.
(d) Run to her parents for a hug.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who called the Hmong Miao or Meo?

2. What did the Lee's think of western medicine in Chapter Three?

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

4. How many children does Foua Lee have before the childbirth we read about in Chapter One?

5. How many seizures did Lia have over a few months time in Chapter Three?

(see the answer key)

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