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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. How does a txiv neeb reach a diagnosis?

2. What happened when Lia's older sibling slammed the door as mentioned in Chapter Three?

3. What were this person's feelings about filing the report to Child Protective Services?

4. What kind of medicine do the Hmong allow themselves to rely on?

5. What do American doctors do that in the Hmong's opinion, threaten their lives and their soul?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why did the nurses at Merced recall Lia with mixed emotions?

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

8. How did the Hmong view the Chinese?

9. Who was May Ying Xiong?

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

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 importance of the traditional burying of the placenta in the Hmong culture. What do the people believe it represents?

Essay Topic 3

Write about the affects on Lia, her family and her clan after she is forcefully removed from her home.

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