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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 a "txiv neeb" in the Hmong tribe?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A shaman.
(c) An angel.
(d) A midwife.

2. What is the juxtaposition in beliefs is there in regards to touch between American doctors and a txiv neeb?
(a) A txiv neeb does not touch his patients, where as doctors rely on a great amount of touch in their practice.
(b) Txiv neeb rely on touch in their practice.
(c) The Hmong people wish that txiv neebs would rely on touch.
(d) There is no touch in either pratice of doctors or txiv neebs.

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

4. What color was the chair the author sat in for her interviews with the Lee family?
(a) Orange.
(b) Purple.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

5. What happened when Lia's older sibling slammed the door as mentioned in Chapter Three?
(a) Lia began crying erratically.
(b) Lia slept through it, as if she didn't hear a thing.
(c) Lia woke up and never slept well afterwards.
(d) Lia had her first seizure.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Lee family arrive in America?

2. What is impossible to separate from the past for the Hmong people?

3. In Chapter Four, what did the Hmong people back at the camp ask the woman about American doctors?

4. Why did the Hmong rebel as described in Chapter Two?

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

(see the answer key)

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