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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did tests conclude in Chapter 11 about Lia's anticonvulsant medication?
(a) She had not been taking it.
(b) Her parents were giving it to her incorrectly.
(c) She was taking it, so her parents previous issues were not a problem.
(d) It was not working.

2. What diseases do Hmong people suffer from at a higher rate than others?
(a) Lymes Disease.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Diabetes and tuberculosis.
(d) The flu.

3. How does a txiv neeb reach a diagnosis?
(a) They ask the village for their feelings.
(b) He or she asks their colleagues.
(c) He or she asks pointed questions.
(d) A txiv neeb senses things in the spiritual world.

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

5. Why did the Hmong rebel as described in Chapter Two?
(a) Because they did not agree with their morals.
(b) Because of the prestige given to them.
(c) Because of the intrusion of the Chinese.
(d) Because they needed food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Physicians did not recognize what in the Hmong culture?

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

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

4. In Chapter Four, what did the Hmong people back at the camp ask the woman about American doctors?

5. What did the physicians in the refugee camps in Chapter Six think of the how the Hmong people perceived them?

(see the answer key)

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