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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. Why do the Hmong believe illnesses happen?

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

3. Why did the Hmong rebel as described in Chapter Two?

4. What does the author say people warned her about when pursuing Lia's story?

5. How does a txiv neeb reach a diagnosis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is special about the red chair where Anne sat to do her interviews?

2. Who do the Lees blame for Lia's mental regression in Chapter Nine?

3. What is the meaning of qaug dab peg and why is it important to the story?

4. Why did the Lees have to leave their homeland of Laos?

5. Give an example of how the Hmong are clearly tied to their past.

6. How did physicians hurt the cycle of rumors and distrust of Americans back in the Hmong refugee camps?

7. What do the Lees give up in order to try to cure Lia?

8. In Hmong tradition, how does childbirth differ from here in America?

9. Describe the Lee's reaction when Lia returns home from foster care.

10. Describe Neil and Peggy's beliefs as doctors.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kinds of problems do the lack of cross cultural communication between doctors and the Hmong people present? Be sure to mention both verbal and nonverbal communication.

Essay Topic 2

What is surprising about the fact that Hmong people would seek the advice of American doctors? On what occasions do they do that? What are their thoughts on medicine?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the misunderstandings and problems that occur for the Lee's when they first take Lia to Merced hospital.

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