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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lia do when she seemed to know a seizure was coming?
(a) Crawl into bed.
(b) Run to her parents for a hug.
(c) Run to a doctor.
(d) Begin screaming.

2. In the Hmong tradition, what is considered an illness of honor?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Measles.
(d) The flu.

3. What kind of prescription did the Neil and Peggy give Lia that they thought was best for her?
(a) One dose of one medication.
(b) Multiple doses of multiple medications.
(c) No medication.
(d) Multiple doses of one medication.

4. What is the difference between Hmong culture and American in terms of high contact?
(a) It is viewed as intrusive in American culture.
(b) It is viewed as respectful in the Hmong culture.
(c) It is viewed as intrusive in the Hmong culture.
(d) There is not difference, it is viewed the same in both countries.

5. Why does that particular type of medicine seem OK to the Hmong?
(a) Because they think it is a gift from God.
(b) Because it requires no physical intervention.
(c) Because the American doctors say so.
(d) Because they are desperate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Lee's think of western medicine in Chapter Three?

2. What is impossible to separate from the past for the Hmong people?

3. Where was Lia born?

4. What would happen to Lia's breathing when she had seizures?

5. How old was the best translator that Anne worked with?

(see the answer key)

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