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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Non-verbal, interpersonal communication.
(d) Filling out forms.

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

3. What is the juxtaposition in beliefs is there in regards to touch between American doctors and a txiv neeb?
(a) Txiv neeb rely on touch in their practice.
(b) A txiv neeb does not touch his patients, where as doctors rely on a great amount of touch in their practice.
(c) The Hmong people wish that txiv neebs would rely on touch.
(d) There is no touch in either pratice of doctors or txiv neebs.

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

5. What is the second set of interviews the author conducts?
(a) Interviews with doctors who care for Lia.
(b) Interviews with social workers.
(c) Interviews with government officials from Laos.
(d) Interviews with government officials from America.

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

7. What was Lia doing when she hit her head severely in Chapter Nine?
(a) Skipping.
(b) Swinging.
(c) Running.
(d) Jumping.

8. What were Anne's expectations about her visits with Lia's family?
(a) She expected the visits to be awkward.
(b) She expected that Lia's father would slam the door in her face.
(c) She expected them to go very well.
(d) She thought the doctors would be there.

9. What did the Lee's do in honor of Lia returning home in Chapter Nine?
(a) They went on with life as normal.
(b) They sacrificed a cow.
(c) They prayed.
(d) They had a celebratory lunch.

10. Why was it nearly impossible for the doctors to satisfy the Hmong?
(a) Because the Hmong believed doctors are evil.
(b) Because the Hmong believed in illness of the soul.
(c) Because they were never going to like them.
(d) They didn't want to try to satisfy them.

11. What did doctors fear would happen if they could not get Lia's seizures under control?
(a) She would die.
(b) She would regress mentally.
(c) She would never breathe properly.
(d) She would lose her voice.

12. What complication occurred because of the breathing issue during seizures, as described in Chapter Five?
(a) Her brain lost oxygen, which can cause permanent damage.
(b) Her convulsions would get worse.
(c) She would begin to throw up.
(d) She would have enough seizure.

13. Who filed a report about Lia to Child Protective Services?
(a) Jeanine.
(b) Neil.
(c) Foua.
(d) Peggy.

14. What do the interviews described in the preface offer a glimpse into?
(a) The struggles of a writer.
(b) A glimpse into the Hmong culture.
(c) How the government deals with refugees.
(d) How a writer interviews difficult subjects.

15. What did Lia do when she seemed to know a seizure was coming?
(a) Run to her parents for a hug.
(b) Run to a doctor.
(c) Begin screaming.
(d) Crawl into bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Anne instructed on before her visits with Lia's family?

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

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

4. Who took the time to solicit the Lees opinions about their daughter's health?

5. Why did Neill and Peggy become doctors?

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