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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do American doctors do that in the Hmong's opinion, threaten their lives and their soul?
(a) Make them wait.
(b) Ask their patients to undress, touch them and perform procedures.
(c) Ask rude questions.
(d) Take down personal information.

2. What complicated the process of putting a IV in Lia when she was taken to the hospital, as described in Chapter Five?
(a) She was afraid of needles.
(b) She was overweight.
(c) She would run away.
(d) She was underweight.

3. Because of what the Hmong believe about why illnesses happen, what do they question about doctors in Chapter Four?
(a) Why doctors must treat you at a hospital.
(b) They don't understand what pills are.
(c) Why doctors take blood and perform surgery.
(d) Why there are no shamans available.

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

5. Which hospital was Lia transferred to in Chapter 11?
(a) Valley Children's Hospital.
(b) Lakeview Children's Hospital.
(c) General Hospital.
(d) Merced Children's Hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Neil and Peggy feel about Lia's care by her parents after she was discharged from the hospital?

2. In western medicine, what is "quag dab peg"?

3. When Lia returned to MCMC, who was taking care of her?

4. Do the Hmong people ever seek the advice of American doctors?

5. Why did Foua rely on her children to shop at the market?

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