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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What complication occurred because of the breathing issue during seizures, as described in Chapter Five?
(a) She would have enough seizure.
(b) She would begin to throw up.
(c) Her brain lost oxygen, which can cause permanent damage.
(d) Her convulsions would get worse.

2. When asking someone who is Hmong a question, what will likely be part of their answer?
(a) Something about their ancestors.
(b) Something about their traditional name.
(c) Something about their shaman.
(d) Something about their age.

3. What question did the Hmong people have about surgery in Chapter Four, one that sounds absurd to American people?
(a) They asked if doctors used magic to perform surgery.
(b) They asked why doctors had to wash up before surgery.
(c) They asked if doctors ate the body parts after surgery.
(d) They asked why one person would cut into another for the fun of it.

4. Why did the Hmong people have these feelings about American doctors at that time?
(a) They did not think the doctors believed in the same things they did.
(b) A Hmong woman came back to a camp with not favorable things to say.
(c) They did not believe in anything but shaman.
(d) They had heard stories written in a book.

5. What is the Lee's homeland?
(a) Laos.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Japan.
(d) Thailand.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Lee's flee their homeland?

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

3. At the end of Chapter Three, Lia had a diagnosis of what?

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

5. As mentioned in Chapter Six, what would have been a more agreeable plan to the Hmong in terms of treating illness?

(see the answer key)

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