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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was the best translator that Anne worked with?
(a) 40.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 60.

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

4. What is a "txiv neeb" in the Hmong tribe?
(a) A doctor.
(b) An angel.
(c) A shaman.
(d) A midwife.

5. In Chapter Six, what continues to trickle back to the refugee camps?
(a) Illness.
(b) Unfavorable reports of Americans.
(c) Money.
(d) Guns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Lee's think of western medicine in Chapter Three?

2. What was the only instrument the Lee family treasured?

3. Who did the Lees believe caused Lia's illness?

4. When did the Lee family arrive in America?

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

(see the answer key)

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