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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who oversaw Lia's care at Merced?
(a) Jeanine Hilt.
(b) Anne Fadiman.
(c) The Lees.
(d) Neil Ernst and Peggy Philp.

2. Why was giving Lia her medications difficult for the Lee family?
(a) They were unable to read English.
(b) They didn't trust the medicine.
(c) They lost it.
(d) They couldn't afford it.

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

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

5. When does the Hmong culture utilize a txiv neeb?
(a) In the event of illness.
(b) If the illness happens at home.
(c) If a hospital is needed.
(d) On Sundays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was the chair the author sat in for her interviews with the Lee family?

2. What did Lia do when she seemed to know a seizure was coming?

3. What barrier does the author have in interviewing the family featured in the book?

4. Why does that particular type of medicine seem OK to the Hmong?

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

(see the answer key)

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