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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the second set of interviews the author conducts?
(a) Interviews with government officials from America.
(b) Interviews with doctors who care for Lia.
(c) Interviews with government officials from Laos.
(d) Interviews with social workers.

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

4. After the door slammed in Chapter Three, the Lees' concern for the daughter was also mixed with what?
(a) Anger that she could be a txiv neeb.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Pride that she could be a txiv neeb.
(d) Sadness.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Foua Lee?

4. Who did Lia's family believe captured her spirit in Chapter Three?

5. What problem occurred when the Lee's first went to Merced Community Medical Center with Lia?

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