Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

PROLOGUE

Reading Check

1. At an early age, what does Yang come to believe Hmong means?

2. How many Hmong died during the Secret War in Laos/Vietnam?

3. Where is Yang born?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why do Yang’s parents believe it is important to teach her she is Hmong at an early age?

2. What is the prerequisite for Hmong survivors to emigrate to the United States?

3. What is Yang’s reason for writing this memoir?

CHAPTERS 1-3

Reading Check

1. What does the Lao People’s Party vow to do following the end of American involvement in Vietnam?

2. To what does the author compare her grandmother and the surrendering women?

3. What distinguishes the two groups, the White and Green Hmong, at the refugee camp in Thailand?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How does the Secret War impact the Hmong?

2. How does the author describe the feat of entering Thailand?

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