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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did some of the Hmong go after they were divided?
(a) Laos.
(b) IndoChina.
(c) America.
(d) China.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does a txiv neeb reach a diagnosis?

3. Where was Lia born?

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

5. What do American doctors do that in the Hmong's opinion, threaten their lives and their soul?

(see the answer key)

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