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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Lee's think of western medicine in Chapter Three?
(a) They were skeptical, but thought they would give it a try.
(b) They had no opinion.
(c) They were in awe of it.
(d) They were scared of it.

2. What prompted the author to go and meet the Lee family?
(a) A doctor's malpratice.
(b) A story of a sick girl.
(c) Rumors of a cultural collision.
(d) A strange medical collision.

3. Do the Hmong people ever seek the advice of American doctors?
(a) Only in emergencies.
(b) Sometimes.
(c) No, never.
(d) Yes.

4. In the Hmong tradition, what is considered an illness of honor?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) The flu.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) Measles.

5. When did the Lee family arrive in America?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1988.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem occurred when the Lee's first went to Merced Community Medical Center with Lia?

2. When asking someone who is Hmong a question, what will likely be part of their answer?

3. When does the Hmong culture utilize a txiv neeb?

4. How did the Hmong view the Chinese?

5. What does the author say the culture and fate of the Hmong people is seeped in?

(see the answer key)

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