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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) They didn't have a bed for her.
(b) It would protect her from the hard services when she was thrashing during a seizure.
(c) They thought the floor was dirty.
(d) They didn't want to put her on a couch.

2. Why does that particular type of medicine seem OK to the Hmong?
(a) Because they are desperate.
(b) Because they think it is a gift from God.
(c) Because the American doctors say so.
(d) Because it requires no physical intervention.

3. How many children does Foua Lee have before the childbirth we read about in Chapter One?
(a) None.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Two.

4. What did the Lee's think of western medicine in Chapter Three?
(a) They were skeptical, but thought they would give it a try.
(b) They were in awe of it.
(c) They had no opinion.
(d) They were scared of it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is with Foua Lee when she goes through childbirth?

2. What kind of connotation comes with the Miao or Meo name?

3. When asking someone who is Hmong a question, what will likely be part of their answer?

4. How does a txiv neeb reach a diagnosis?

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

(see the answer key)

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