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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of connotation comes with the Miao or Meo name?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Honor.
(c) Something not favorable.
(d) Prestige.

3. As stated in Chapter 15, how did Lia surprise her doctors?
(a) By dying so quickly.
(b) By overcoming her seizures.
(c) By overcoming her seizures and living a normal life.
(d) By living in a vegetative state for two years.

4. In Chapter 17, whose son is diagnosed with leukemia?
(a) Dang Moua's.
(b) Foua's.
(c) Jeanine's.
(d) Neil and Peggy's.

5. Besides language, what else does the cultural barrier make difficult for doctors and Hmong patients?
(a) Calling on the phone.
(b) Non-verbal, interpersonal communication.
(c) Filling out forms.
(d) Talking to nurses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Foua carry Lia on her back in Chapter 15?

2. What could the doctors have done that would have shown respect for the Lees' religious beliefs?

3. In western medicine, what is "quag dab peg"?

4. In Chapter Six, what continues to trickle back to the refugee camps?

5. Who became a very good resource for Anne when she was talking to the Lee's?

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