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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. Where are the Hmong thought to have arisen?

2. Who oversaw Lia's care at Merced?

3. In Chapter Four, what did the Hmong people back at the camp ask the woman about American doctors?

4. Who is with Foua Lee when she goes through childbirth?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Give an example of how the cultural barrier can lead to misinterpretations between Americans and Hmong people.

2. Describe the significance of the door slamming in Chapter Three.

3. Why was impaired communication particularly dangerous for Hmong people?

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

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

6. How did Lia going to a foster home affect the rest of her clan and their perception of doctors?

7. What is one major difference between American doctors and a txiv neeb?

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

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

10. How does war factor in to the history of the Hmong culture?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems does the Hmong people's importance on ancestors and tradition create when having conversations with Americans? Give two examples from the book and explain.

Essay Topic 2

How is the Lee's love for Lia evident in their reaction to Lia's mental regression? What steps do they take to try and heal her?

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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