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What was special about the MCMC in regard to funding?
They were a teaching hospital so they received reimbursements
How was Lia treated compared to her siblings in regard to her parents?
anointed, royal, favorite
Becoming a txiv neeb is not a choice, it's a...
vocation
In Hmong culture, who diagnoses a person with quag dab peg?
Txiv neeb
Which of Nao Kao and Foua's daughters slammed the door?
Yer
4 (1 other son and 3 daughters)
How many seizures did Lia have over the course of these 2 chapters?
approx. 20
quag dab peg is known among the Hmong people as?
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
What did the Hmong people believe one became if he/she had quag dab peg?
Shaman (Neeb)
What was the name of the hospital where the Lee's took Lia?
Mercede Community Medical Center (MCMC)
What animal was sacrificed for the quick return of Conquergood back to Chicago?
Chickens
What did the doctors classify Lia's seizures as?
idiopathic (unknown cause)
quag dab peg is known in English terms as?
Epilepsy
If a Hmong person choses not to accept the vocation of being a neeb what happens?
What was the name of the doctor who spoke some Hmong and was able to help the Lee's on their 3rd visit?
DAN
The medical staff at the camp hospitals were volunteers from where?
Christian charitable organizations
When the Lee parents took Lia to the hospital for the first time, who was the only person in the building who translated some Hmong?
The janitor
quag dab peg is considered a blank and blank among the Hmong people
serious/dangerous and an honor
In quag dab peg what does dab refer to?
soul stealing
What was the only form of medical treatment that was accepted by some of the Hmong people in the Thai camps?
Antibiotic therapy
What was the name of the enthographer who spent time in Ban Vinai?
Conquergood
How old was Lia when she had her first seizure?
3 months
in quag dab peg what does the "quag" refer to?
to fall over with ones roots still in the ground
In quag dab peg what does peg refer to?
catch or hit
What was the name of the social worker who knew the Lee family well mentioned in Chapter 3?