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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do the Hmong believe illnesses happen?
(a) They are hand picked people by the shaman to get sick.
(b) They arise from the spiritual realm.
(c) Because you have done something wrong.
(d) Because of physical reasons.

3. What complicated the process of putting a IV in Lia when she was taken to the hospital, as described in Chapter Five?
(a) She would run away.
(b) She was afraid of needles.
(c) She was underweight.
(d) She was overweight.

4. Who did Lia's family believe captured her spirit in Chapter Three?
(a) A dark, evil spirit.
(b) Her siblings.
(c) Ancestors.
(d) Doctors.

5. 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.

6. What kind of care did they provide to their patients?
(a) Lackluster.
(b) Poor quality.
(c) Inattentive.
(d) High quality.

7. How many children does Foua Lee have before the childbirth we read about in Chapter One?
(a) Ten.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) Twelve.

8. What is the Hmong tradition for delivery of babies?
(a) Babies are delivered in tents.
(b) Babies are delivered in their home.
(c) Babies are delivered in a hospital.
(d) A midwife delivers babies at the hospital.

9. How many translators did Anne employ?
(a) Three.
(b) Several.
(c) Twelve.
(d) One.

10. What does Lia's family believe happened during the door slamming mentioned in Chapter Three?
(a) Lia's soul awoke.
(b) Lia's soul flew away because it was so frightening.
(c) It made her deaf.
(d) It disrupted Lia's ears.

11. What diseases do Hmong people suffer from at a higher rate than others?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) The flu.
(c) Diabetes and tuberculosis.
(d) Lymes Disease.

12. Who served as the Lee's advocate when no one else would?
(a) A shaman.
(b) Anne.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Jeanine.

13. Who became a very good resource for Anne when she was talking to the Lee's?
(a) The translators.
(b) Sukey Waller, a psychologist who worked regularly with Hmong clients.
(c) Her colleagues.
(d) Foua Lee.

14. What is the juxtaposition in beliefs is there in regards to touch between American doctors and a txiv neeb?
(a) The Hmong people wish that txiv neebs would rely on touch.
(b) Txiv neeb rely on touch in their practice.
(c) A txiv neeb does not touch his patients, where as doctors rely on a great amount of touch in their practice.
(d) There is no touch in either pratice of doctors or txiv neebs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As described in Chapter Six, what does Hmong culture place emphasis on in terms of rank?

2. What was another reason to file the child protective services report?

3. Before Lia was taken, the family was not given what?

4. When did the author first meet the Lee family?

5. How old was the best translator that Anne worked with?

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