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

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

4. What did the physicians in the refugee camps in Chapter Six think of the how the Hmong people perceived them?
(a) They had no idea.
(b) They hated it.
(c) They didn't care.
(d) They liked it.

5. How did the Lee's feel when Lia was returned home from foster care?
(a) They were happy, but overcome with worry.
(b) They were elated.
(c) They were angry.
(d) They were sad.

6. How many seizures did Lia have over a few months time in Chapter Three?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty.

7. 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) The Hmong people wish that txiv neebs would rely on touch.
(c) A txiv neeb does not touch his patients, where as doctors rely on a great amount of touch in their practice.
(d) There is no touch in either pratice of doctors or txiv neebs.

8. 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) They don't understand what pills are.
(c) Why doctors must treat you at a hospital.
(d) Why doctors take blood and perform surgery.

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

10. What problem occurred when the Lee's first went to Merced Community Medical Center with Lia?
(a) They had no money.
(b) They was a language barrier.
(c) They ran out of gas.
(d) Lia would not stop crying.

11. In western medicine, what is "quag dab peg"?
(a) A cold.
(b) A curse.
(c) A family.
(d) Epilepsy.

12. Why would Lia's parents place her on a soft mat on the floor when she was ready to have a seizure?
(a) They didn't have a bed for her.
(b) They didn't want to put her on a couch.
(c) It would protect her from the hard services when she was thrashing during a seizure.
(d) They thought the floor was dirty.

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

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

15. Who is Foua Lee?
(a) Sister of Lia.
(b) Interpreter.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Mother of Lia Lee.