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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Four, what did the Hmong people back at the camp ask the woman about American doctors?
(a) About the accessibility and use of a traditional txiv neeb.
(b) If there were any woman doctors.
(c) Whether shots hurt.
(d) What the hospital beds were like.

2. How many times was Lia admitted to Merced between the ages of eight months and four and a half years?
(a) 17 times.
(b) 7 times.
(c) 70 times.
(d) Once.

3. How long did the Lees live in Portland?
(a) One year.
(b) One month.
(c) Seventeen years.
(d) Two years.

4. Besides language, what else does the cultural barrier make difficult for doctors and Hmong patients?
(a) Calling on the phone.
(b) Talking to nurses.
(c) Filling out forms.
(d) Non-verbal, interpersonal communication.

5. What question did the Hmong people have about surgery in Chapter Four, one that sounds absurd to American people?
(a) They asked why one person would cut into another for the fun of it.
(b) They asked why doctors had to wash up before surgery.
(c) They asked if doctors ate the body parts after surgery.
(d) They asked if doctors used magic to perform surgery.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Foua Lee have before the childbirth we read about in Chapter One?

2. What prompted the author to go and meet the Lee family?

3. Who did Lia's family believe captured her spirit in Chapter Three?

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

5. Because of what the Hmong believe about why illnesses happen, what do they question about doctors in Chapter Four?

(see the answer key)

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