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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the fast-paced nature of America, speaking with the Hmong requires what?
(a) Tape recorders.
(b) Patience.
(c) Paper and pencil.
(d) Interpreters.

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

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

4. When did the Lee family arrive in America?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1983.

5. Why did the Lee's flee their homeland?
(a) Because they had relatives in the United States.
(b) They wanted to live an American life.
(c) Their home was burned.
(d) Because of war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lia's family believe happened during the door slamming mentioned in Chapter Three?

2. Who is with Foua Lee when she goes through childbirth?

3. Translated, what does "qaug dab peg" mean?

4. Who is the author of this book?

5. When does the Hmong culture utilize a txiv neeb?

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