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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 thought the floor was dirty.
(c) They didn't want to put her on a couch.
(d) They didn't have a bed for her.

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

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

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

5. What happened when Lia's older sibling slammed the door as mentioned in Chapter Three?
(a) Lia began crying erratically.
(b) Lia had her first seizure.
(c) Lia slept through it, as if she didn't hear a thing.
(d) Lia woke up and never slept well afterwards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who oversaw Lia's care at Merced?

2. Where are the Hmong thought to have arisen?

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

4. Why do the Hmong believe illnesses happen?

5. Why does that particular type of medicine seem OK to the Hmong?

(see the answer key)

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