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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What relationship does the author describe in the preface?
(a) Her relationship with the Lee family.
(b) Her relationship with her daughter.
(c) Her relationship with the doctors.
(d) Her relationship with the publisher.

2. What is the English translation of the Hmong phrase "to speak of all kinds of things" reference?
(a) Traditions.
(b) The past and their ancestors.
(c) Their age.
(d) Their shaman.

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

4. What is the Lee's homeland?
(a) Thailand.
(b) Japan.
(c) Laos.
(d) Vietnam.

5. Where are the Hmong thought to have arisen?
(a) Laos.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Eurasia.
(d) Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Foua Lee have before the childbirth we read about in Chapter One?

2. What is the second set of interviews the author conducts?

3. What barrier does the author have in interviewing the family featured in the book?

4. What position do mother's use for childbirth?

5. In the fast-paced nature of America, speaking with the Hmong requires what?

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