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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Lee family arrive in America?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1983.

2. What barrier does the author have in interviewing the family featured in the book?
(a) Time constraints.
(b) Her writing ability.
(c) Language.
(d) Geographical distance.

3. How did the Hmong view the Chinese?
(a) As kindred spirits.
(b) As fierce enemies.
(c) As meddling people.
(d) As ghosts.

4. In Chapter Four, what did the Hmong people back at the camp ask the woman about American doctors?
(a) Whether shots hurt.
(b) What the hospital beds were like.
(c) About the accessibility and use of a traditional txiv neeb.
(d) If there were any woman doctors.

5. Where in California did the author travel to meet with the Lee family?
(a) San Jose.
(b) Merced.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many children does Foua Lee have before the childbirth we read about in Chapter One?

3. When does the Hmong culture utilize a txiv neeb?

4. What is the Lee's homeland?

5. What kind of medicine do the Hmong allow themselves to rely on?

(see the answer key)

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