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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 her daughter.
(d) Her relationship with the publisher.

2. When did the Lee's flee their homeland?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1980.

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

4. What kind of medicine do the Hmong allow themselves to rely on?
(a) Vitamins.
(b) Shots.
(c) Aromatherapies.
(d) Antibiotics.

5. How does the author keep records of her interviews for the book?
(a) They are tape recorded.
(b) She records them with a video camera.
(c) She memorizes the notes.
(d) She take notes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What complication occurred because of the breathing issue during seizures, as described in Chapter Five?

2. Where were the Hmong considered outsiders?

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

4. Besides language, what else does the cultural barrier make difficult for doctors and Hmong patients?

5. Who is Foua Lee?

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