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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the door slammed in Chapter Three, the Lees' concern for the daughter was also mixed with what?
(a) Pride that she could be a txiv neeb.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Anger that she could be a txiv neeb.

2. What do the interviews described in the preface offer a glimpse into?
(a) How the government deals with refugees.
(b) How a writer interviews difficult subjects.
(c) The struggles of a writer.
(d) A glimpse into the Hmong culture.

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

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

5. What color was the chair the author sat in for her interviews with the Lee family?
(a) Purple.
(b) Blue.
(c) Orange.
(d) Red.

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

7. Because of what the Hmong believe about why illnesses happen, what do they question about doctors in Chapter Four?
(a) Why there are no shamans available.
(b) They don't understand what pills are.
(c) Why doctors must treat you at a hospital.
(d) Why doctors take blood and perform surgery.

8. As mentioned in Chapter Nine, an ordinance was created banning what?
(a) Public meetings of the Hmong clans.
(b) Shaman.
(c) Medicine labels written only in English.
(d) Sacrifices of animals.

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

10. Where are the Hmong thought to have arisen?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Eurasia.
(c) Europe.
(d) Laos.

11. When did the Lee family arrive in America?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1983.

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

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

14. When does the Hmong culture utilize a txiv neeb?
(a) If a hospital is needed.
(b) On Sundays.
(c) In the event of illness.
(d) If the illness happens at home.

15. In Chapter Nine, who did the Lees begin to blame for Lia's condition?
(a) The Kordas.
(b) May.
(c) The government and her prescribed medication.
(d) The shaman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would happen to Lia's breathing when she had seizures?

2. Where did some of the Hmong go after they were divided?

3. When asking someone who is Hmong a question, what will likely be part of their answer?

4. Why was giving Lia her medications difficult for the Lee family?

5. How did the Lee's treat Anne?

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