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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Nine, who did the Lees begin to blame for Lia's condition?
(a) The Kordas.
(b) The government and her prescribed medication.
(c) The shaman.
(d) May.

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

3. When they arrived in America, who did the Lee's seek help from?
(a) Their family in California.
(b) Their family in Wisconsin.
(c) Their family in Hawaii.
(d) Their family in Oregon.

4. Why did most of the Hmong people come to America?
(a) Family.
(b) Desperation.
(c) Americanization.
(d) Hunger.

5. What kind of medicine do the Hmong allow themselves to rely on?
(a) Shots.
(b) Aromatherapies.
(c) Vitamins.
(d) Antibiotics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As mentioned in Chapter Nine, an ordinance was created banning what?

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

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

5. Who took the time to solicit the Lees opinions about their daughter's health?

(see the answer key)

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