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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did tests conclude in Chapter 11 about Lia's anticonvulsant medication?
(a) She was taking it, so her parents previous issues were not a problem.
(b) She had not been taking it.
(c) It was not working.
(d) Her parents were giving it to her incorrectly.

2. In Chapter Four, what did the Hmong people back at the camp ask the woman about American doctors?
(a) About the accessibility and use of a traditional txiv neeb.
(b) If there were any woman doctors.
(c) Whether shots hurt.
(d) What the hospital beds were like.

3. What complicated the process of putting a IV in Lia when she was taken to the hospital, as described in Chapter Five?
(a) She was underweight.
(b) She would run away.
(c) She was overweight.
(d) She was afraid of needles.

4. What did doctors fear would happen if they could not get Lia's seizures under control?
(a) She would die.
(b) She would regress mentally.
(c) She would never breathe properly.
(d) She would lose her voice.

5. What kind of welcome did Anne receive from the clan letters?
(a) A cold welcome.
(b) A warm welcome.
(c) They refused to talk to her.
(d) They would not stop talking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lia do when she seemed to know a seizure was coming?

2. What question did the Hmong people have about surgery in Chapter Four, one that sounds absurd to American people?

3. What kind of life were the Hmong people accustomed to before coming to America?

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

5. What do Hmong people grow and harvest?

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