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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is with Foua Lee when she goes through childbirth?
(a) Her husband.
(b) A midwife.
(c) She is surrounded by her other sleeping children.
(d) A doctor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the English translation of the Hmong phrase "to speak of all kinds of things" reference?

3. How many seizures did Lia have over a few months time in Chapter Three?

4. What is the Lee's homeland?

5. At the time of this book, what did American colleges fail to teach students?

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