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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What barrier does the author have in interviewing the family featured in the book?
(a) Her writing ability.
(b) Time constraints.
(c) Language.
(d) Geographical distance.

2. In western medicine, what is "quag dab peg"?
(a) A cold.
(b) A curse.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) A family.

3. What was the prescription mentioned in Chapter Five that Lia took most often?
(a) Antibiotics.
(b) Dilantin.
(c) Cough syrup.
(d) Ceph.

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

5. Why does that particular type of medicine seem OK to the Hmong?
(a) Because the American doctors say so.
(b) Because it requires no physical intervention.
(c) Because they are desperate.
(d) Because they think it is a gift from God.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Lia's family believe captured her spirit in Chapter Three?

3. Who in the Hmong culture has the highest rank?

4. Who introduced Anne to the leaders of the Hmong clans?

5. What kind of connotation comes with the Miao or Meo name?

(see the answer key)

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