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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many seizures did Lia have over a few months time in Chapter Three?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

2. Translated, what does "qaug dab peg" mean?
(a) The lost soul.
(b) One with many siblings.
(c) The spirit catches you and you fall down.
(d) One who is sick with seizures.

3. Why do the Hmong believe illnesses happen?
(a) Because of physical reasons.
(b) They arise from the spiritual realm.
(c) They are hand picked people by the shaman to get sick.
(d) Because you have done something wrong.

4. When did the author first meet the Lee family?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1976.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the interviews described in the preface offer a glimpse into?

2. Who is the author of this book?

3. What is the English translation of the Hmong phrase "to speak of all kinds of things" reference?

4. How does the author keep records of her interviews for the book?

5. How many children does Foua Lee have before the childbirth we read about in Chapter One?

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