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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did the Lee's do in honor of Lia returning home in Chapter Nine?
(a) They sacrificed a cow.
(b) They prayed.
(c) They went on with life as normal.
(d) They had a celebratory lunch.

4. What is the juxtaposition in beliefs is there in regards to touch between American doctors and a txiv neeb?
(a) Txiv neeb rely on touch in their practice.
(b) There is no touch in either pratice of doctors or txiv neebs.
(c) A txiv neeb does not touch his patients, where as doctors rely on a great amount of touch in their practice.
(d) The Hmong people wish that txiv neebs would rely on touch.

5. Why do the Hmong believe illnesses happen?
(a) Because of physical reasons.
(b) They are hand picked people by the shaman to get sick.
(c) Because you have done something wrong.
(d) They arise from the spiritual realm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many surviving children did they have when they arrived in America?

2. Do the Hmong people ever seek the advice of American doctors?

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

4. When they arrived in America, who did the Lee's seek help from?

5. Who did the Lee's invite to their home after Lia returned in Chapter Nine?

(see the answer key)

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