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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the interviews described in the preface offer a glimpse into?
(a) How the government deals with refugees.
(b) A glimpse into the Hmong culture.
(c) The struggles of a writer.
(d) How a writer interviews difficult subjects.

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

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

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

5. What happened to six of the Lee children before the family immigrated to America?
(a) They were lost.
(b) They moved to Thailand.
(c) They died.
(d) They were kidnapped.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the author first meet the Lee family?

2. How does the author work through the barrier in interviewing the family?

3. What is the Hmong tradition for delivery of babies?

4. Where were the Hmong considered outsiders?

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

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