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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. What does the author say the culture and fate of the Hmong people is seeped in?
(a) Myths.
(b) The war.
(c) Religon.
(d) Years of tradition.

2. Why did the Hmong rebel as described in Chapter Two?
(a) Because of the intrusion of the Chinese.
(b) Because they did not agree with their morals.
(c) Because they needed food.
(d) Because of the prestige given to them.

3. In Chapter Nine, who did the Lees begin to blame for Lia's condition?
(a) The government and her prescribed medication.
(b) May.
(c) The shaman.
(d) The Kordas.

4. Where are the Hmong thought to have arisen?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Europe.
(c) Eurasia.
(d) Laos.

5. Why would Lia's parents place her on a soft mat on the floor when she was ready to have a seizure?
(a) It would protect her from the hard services when she was thrashing during a seizure.
(b) They didn't have a bed for her.
(c) They thought the floor was dirty.
(d) They didn't want to put her on a couch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of prescription did the Neil and Peggy give Lia that they thought was best for her?

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

3. When does the Hmong culture utilize a txiv neeb?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the significance of the door slamming in Chapter Three.

2. How did the author overcome barriers to interviewing the Lee family?

3. What happened the first time the Lee's went to the hospital with Lia?

4. What powers does the Hmong culture believe that a "txiv neeb" shaman has?

5. Explain what the author says is needed in order for an American, used to our fast-paced culture, to talk to a person who is Hmong.

6. What is one major difference between American doctors and a txiv neeb?

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

8. Give an example of how the Hmong are clearly tied to their past.

9. How do American's react to the sacrificing of animals by the Hmong?

10. How did Lia going to a foster home affect the rest of her clan and their perception of doctors?

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