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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 in California did the author travel to meet with the Lee family?

2. In the Hmong tradition, what is considered an illness of honor?

3. Who is Foua Lee?

4. Who did Lia's family believe captured her spirit in Chapter Three?

5. What was the father of the translator Anne liked best?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain Neil's decision to file a report with Child Protective Services.

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does the author come to know the Lee family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the characters of Neil Ernst and Peggy Philp.

Essay Topic 2

Why is impaired communication particularly dangerous for the Hmong population? Explain and give a few examples noted in the book,

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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