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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Chapter 11 say was the day Lia's doctor's dreaded?
(a) November 25, 1986.
(b) December 25, 1986.
(c) December 25, 1988.
(d) November 25, 1988.

2. What did tests conclude in Chapter 11 about Lia's anticonvulsant medication?
(a) It was not working.
(b) She had not been taking it.
(c) Her parents were giving it to her incorrectly.
(d) She was taking it, so her parents previous issues were not a problem.

3. What was the only instrument the Lee family treasured?
(a) A violin.
(b) A clarinet.
(c) A bamboo instrument.
(d) A flute.

4. As described in Chapter Six, what does Hmong culture place emphasis on in terms of rank?
(a) Gender and age.
(b) The size of your house.
(c) Just gender.
(d) Money.

5. As mentioned in Chapter Six, what would have been a more agreeable plan to the Hmong in terms of treating illness?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Therapy.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Surgery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does that particular type of medicine seem OK to the Hmong?

2. What did Hmong people generally think of American physicians in the 1980s?

3. How did the Hmong view the Chinese?

4. What is the juxtaposition in beliefs is there in regards to touch between American doctors and a txiv neeb?

5. Why was Lia transferred to a different hospital in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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