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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does a txiv neeb reach a diagnosis?
(a) They ask the village for their feelings.
(b) A txiv neeb senses things in the spiritual world.
(c) He or she asks their colleagues.
(d) He or she asks pointed questions.

2. Why does that particular type of medicine seem OK to the Hmong?
(a) Because they are desperate.
(b) Because it requires no physical intervention.
(c) Because they think it is a gift from God.
(d) Because the American doctors say so.

3. Who did the Lee's invite to their home after Lia returned in Chapter Nine?
(a) Neil and Peggy.
(b) The Kordas.
(c) Many relatives.
(d) The clan leaders.

4. When did the author first meet the Lee family?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1980.

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

6. What did Hmong people generally think of American physicians in the 1980s?
(a) They distrusted them.
(b) They thought they were dumb.
(c) They were in awe of them.
(d) They thought they were evil.

7. What do American doctors do that in the Hmong's opinion, threaten their lives and their soul?
(a) Take down personal information.
(b) Ask their patients to undress, touch them and perform procedures.
(c) Make them wait.
(d) Ask rude questions.

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

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

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

11. Where in California did the author travel to meet with the Lee family?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Merced.
(c) San Jose.
(d) San Diego.

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

13. Who filed a report about Lia to Child Protective Services?
(a) Foua.
(b) Neil.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Jeanine.

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

15. How did the Lee's feel when Lia was returned home from foster care?
(a) They were elated.
(b) They were happy, but overcome with worry.
(c) They were sad.
(d) They were angry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why wasn't Neil and Peggy's treatment working for Lia?

3. At the time of this book, what did American colleges fail to teach students?

4. Because of what the Hmong believe about why illnesses happen, what do they question about doctors in Chapter Four?

5. What is a "txiv neeb" in the Hmong tribe?

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