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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As mentioned in Chapter Six, what would have been a more agreeable plan to the Hmong in terms of treating illness?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Surgery.
(d) Therapy.

3. Why was Lia transferred to a different hospital in Chapter 11?
(a) Her family requested it.
(b) Neil was going on vacation.
(c) It had a children's ICU that MCMC lacked.
(d) Jeanine was going on vacation.

4. Why does that particular type of medicine seem OK to the Hmong?
(a) Because the American doctors say so.
(b) Because it requires no physical intervention.
(c) Because they are desperate.
(d) Because they think it is a gift from God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lia's family think she was transferred to a different hospital in Chapter 11?

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

3. How did the Hmong view the Chinese?

4. In the fast-paced nature of America, speaking with the Hmong requires what?

5. What is the juxtaposition in beliefs is there in regards to touch between American doctors and a txiv neeb?

(see the answer key)

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