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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problem occurred when the Lee's first went to Merced Community Medical Center with Lia?
(a) They had no money.
(b) Lia would not stop crying.
(c) They ran out of gas.
(d) They was a language barrier.

2. What is the Hmong tradition for delivery of babies?
(a) Babies are delivered in a hospital.
(b) Babies are delivered in their home.
(c) Babies are delivered in tents.
(d) A midwife delivers babies at the hospital.

3. When asking someone who is Hmong a question, what will likely be part of their answer?
(a) Something about their age.
(b) Something about their shaman.
(c) Something about their traditional name.
(d) Something about their ancestors.

4. In the Hmong tradition, what is considered an illness of honor?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) The flu.
(d) Measles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Because of what the Hmong believe about why illnesses happen, what do they question about doctors in Chapter Four?

2. Why would Lia's parents place her on a soft mat on the floor when she was ready to have a seizure?

3. What does the author say the culture and fate of the Hmong people is seeped in?

4. Where were the Hmong considered outsiders?

5. Why was giving Lia her medications difficult for the Lee family?

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