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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 thought they were dumb.
(b) They distrusted them.
(c) They were in awe of them.
(d) They thought they were evil.

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

3. What question did the Hmong people have about surgery in Chapter Four, one that sounds absurd to American people?
(a) They asked why doctors had to wash up before surgery.
(b) They asked if doctors used magic to perform surgery.
(c) They asked why one person would cut into another for the fun of it.
(d) They asked if doctors ate the body parts after surgery.

4. Who took the time to solicit the Lees opinions about their daughter's health?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Jeanine.
(c) Neil.
(d) Anne's colleagues.

5. In Chapter Nine, what did the Lees believe was the only thing that could help Lia with her condition?
(a) Anne.
(b) Their love and traditional medicine.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Neil.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the Lees live in Portland?

2. What do Americans think of the ritual used in the Lee's celebration?

3. What do American doctors do that in the Hmong's opinion, threaten their lives and their soul?

4. Why did most of the Hmong people come to America?

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

(see the answer key)

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