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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was Anne instructed on before her visits with Lia's family?
2. Who filed a report about Lia to Child Protective Services?
3. Why did the Hmong people have these feelings about American doctors at that time?
4. What kind of prescription did the Neil and Peggy give Lia that they thought was best for her?
5. Who warned Anne Fadiman about pursuing a story about Lia?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain what the author says is needed in order for an American, used to our fast-paced culture, to talk to a person who is Hmong.
2. What things did the Hmong people hear about American doctors that made them distrust them?
3. What is the meaning of qaug dab peg and why is it important to the story?
4. What did Lia's parents think about Lia's first seizure?
5. Describe what the author says in the preface about the insights the taped recordings of interviews offered.
6. What is special about the red chair where Anne sat to do her interviews?
7. How do American's react to the sacrificing of animals by the Hmong?
8. Who do the Lees blame for Lia's mental regression in Chapter Nine?
9. What was Lia's interaction like with her parents?
10. How did Lia going to a foster home affect the rest of her clan and their perception of doctors?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the question on the author's mind after her experience with the Lee family that serves as the premise for the book. Be sure to talk about the clashing worlds of the Hmong culture and the medical community.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the misunderstandings and problems that occur for the Lee's when they first take Lia to Merced hospital.
Essay Topic 3
Explain the root of the contention between the Chinese and the Hmong and their on again, off again relationship?
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