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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was it nearly impossible for the doctors to satisfy the Hmong?
(a) They didn't want to try to satisfy them.
(b) Because they were never going to like them.
(c) Because the Hmong believed in illness of the soul.
(d) Because the Hmong believed doctors are evil.

2. What was the father of the translator Anne liked best?
(a) A txiv neeb and a former soldier.
(b) A clan leader.
(c) A refuge center worker.
(d) A doctor.

3. What does the author say people warned her about when pursuing Lia's story?
(a) They say Lia's family is lying.
(b) They say her journey is daunting and lacks promise.
(c) They say she could not overcome the language barrier.
(d) They say the doctors would prevent her from telling the story.

4. Who called the Hmong Miao or Meo?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Americans.
(c) People in Laos.
(d) People in Vietnam.

5. Where were the Hmong considered outsiders?
(a) Turkey.
(b) China.
(c) Eurasia.
(d) Japan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the Hmong thought to have arisen?

2. Physicians did not recognize what in the Hmong culture?

3. What were Anne's expectations about her visits with Lia's family?

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

5. In Chapter Six, what continues to trickle back to the refugee camps?

(see the answer key)

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