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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the father of the translator Anne liked best?
(a) A txiv neeb and a former soldier.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A clan leader.
(d) A refuge center worker.

3. What did Hmong people generally think of American physicians in the 1980s?
(a) They were in awe of them.
(b) They thought they were evil.
(c) They distrusted them.
(d) They thought they were dumb.

4. Why was it nearly impossible for the doctors to satisfy the Hmong?
(a) They didn't want to try to satisfy them.
(b) Because they were never going to like them.
(c) Because the Hmong believed doctors are evil.
(d) Because the Hmong believed in illness of the soul.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What question did the Hmong people have about surgery in Chapter Four, one that sounds absurd to American people?

2. What were Anne's expectations about her visits with Lia's family?

3. How does a txiv neeb reach a diagnosis?

4. How did the Lee's treat Anne?

5. How did the Hmong view the Chinese?

(see the answer key)

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