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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the difference between Hmong culture and American in terms of high contact?
(a) It is viewed as respectful in the Hmong culture.
(b) It is viewed as intrusive in the Hmong culture.
(c) It is viewed as intrusive in American culture.
(d) There is not difference, it is viewed the same in both countries.

3. At the time of this book, what did American colleges fail to teach students?
(a) The Hmong language.
(b) World history.
(c) Hmong history.
(d) Cross cultural communication.

4. What was Lia doing when she hit her head severely in Chapter Nine?
(a) Jumping.
(b) Running.
(c) Swinging.
(d) Skipping.

5. 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) Why doctors take blood and perform surgery.
(c) Why doctors must treat you at a hospital.
(d) They don't understand what pills are.

6. In the Hmong tradition, what is considered an illness of honor?
(a) The flu.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Measles.
(d) A heart attack.

7. What did Lia's family realize in Chapter Nine about her after she returned?
(a) She had regressed.
(b) She didn't miss them.
(c) That she was happy in her foster home.
(d) They could do nothing to help her.

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

9. Where were the Hmong considered outsiders?
(a) Japan.
(b) China.
(c) Eurasia.
(d) Turkey.

10. What was the only instrument the Lee family treasured?
(a) A flute.
(b) A violin.
(c) A bamboo instrument.
(d) A clarinet.

11. What is impossible to separate from the past for the Hmong people?
(a) Myths.
(b) Their current state.
(c) The war.
(d) Religon.

12. Do the Hmong people ever seek the advice of American doctors?
(a) Only in emergencies.
(b) Yes.
(c) Sometimes.
(d) No, never.

13. What did the medical chart at Merced say about Lia and her mother?
(a) It did not realize she had been to the facility many times.
(b) It said her parents could speak English.
(c) It noted her close bond with her mother.
(d) It said she was a problem patient.

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

15. What position do mother's use for childbirth?
(a) Laying down in their own bed.
(b) They lay in the bathtub.
(c) Laying down in a hospital bed.
(d) Squatting on the floor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where in California did the author travel to meet with the Lee family?

3. Translated, what does "qaug dab peg" mean?

4. As mentioned in Chapter Nine, an ordinance was created banning what?

5. At the end of Chapter Three, Lia had a diagnosis of what?

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