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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the Hmong culture utilize a txiv neeb?
(a) In the event of illness.
(b) On Sundays.
(c) If a hospital is needed.
(d) If the illness happens at home.

2. In Chapter Nine, what did the Lees believe was the only thing that could help Lia with her condition?
(a) Anne.
(b) Neil.
(c) Their love and traditional medicine.
(d) Peggy.

3. How does a txiv neeb reach a diagnosis?
(a) A txiv neeb senses things in the spiritual world.
(b) He or she asks their colleagues.
(c) He or she asks pointed questions.
(d) They ask the village for their feelings.

4. What was Anne instructed on before her visits with Lia's family?
(a) The proper etiquette of Hmong conversation.
(b) How to talk to the leaders of the clan.
(c) The proper way to speak about the doctors.
(d) How to talk to Hmong children.

5. Who died while the Lee's were in the refugee camp?
(a) Foua.
(b) Nao.
(c) Lia.
(d) The infant Foua was breastfeeding.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Lee's flee their homeland?

2. What do Americans think of the ritual used in the Lee's celebration?

3. What were this person's feelings about filing the report to Child Protective Services?

4. How many times was Lia admitted to Merced between the ages of eight months and four and a half years?

5. What do American doctors do that in the Hmong's opinion, threaten their lives and their soul?

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