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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As mentioned in Chapter Nine, an ordinance was created banning what?
(a) Public meetings of the Hmong clans.
(b) Sacrifices of animals.
(c) Shaman.
(d) Medicine labels written only in English.

3. Why did Foua rely on her children to shop at the market?
(a) She was intimidated.
(b) Because she never learned English.
(c) Because she was afraid of Americans.
(d) She was allergic to the food.

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

5. How long did the Lees live in Portland?
(a) One month.
(b) Seventeen years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who served as the Lee's advocate when no one else would?

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

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

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

5. Why did the Hmong people have these feelings about American doctors at that time?

(see the answer key)

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