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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Translated, what does "qaug dab peg" mean?
(a) The spirit catches you and you fall down.
(b) One with many siblings.
(c) One who is sick with seizures.
(d) The lost soul.

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

3. When did the Lee's flee their homeland?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1980.

4. What is the English translation of the Hmong phrase "to speak of all kinds of things" reference?
(a) Their age.
(b) The past and their ancestors.
(c) Traditions.
(d) Their shaman.

5. Physicians did not recognize what in the Hmong culture?
(a) Their age.
(b) Their language.
(c) Their beliefs.
(d) Their medical practices.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to six of the Lee children before the family immigrated to America?

3. In the fast-paced nature of America, speaking with the Hmong requires what?

4. What relationship does the author describe in the preface?

5. In western medicine, what is "quag dab peg"?

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