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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 was Foua when Lia was taken?

2. Before Lia was taken, the family was not given what?

3. What prompted the author to go and meet the Lee family?

4. When asking someone who is Hmong a question, what will likely be part of their answer?

5. How many seizures did Lia have over a few months time in Chapter Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the author overcome barriers to interviewing the Lee family?

2. How do American's react to the sacrificing of animals by the Hmong?

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

4. What powers does the Hmong culture believe that a "txiv neeb" shaman has?

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

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

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

8. What happened the first time the Lee's went to the hospital with Lia?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What leads to the end of the Hmong's peaceful life in the mountains? How does their relationship with Americans contribute to this?

Essay Topic 2

What does the misunderstanding about Lia's hospital transfer represent? Be sure to explain it in terms of the issues in communication between Lia's parents and her doctors.

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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