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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. What did Chapter 10 say about the connection to the past life the Hmong were accustomed to?

2. As stated in Chapter 15, how did Lia surprise her doctors?

3. What did Chapter 11 say was the day Lia's doctor's dreaded?

4. What happened on that day that Lia's doctors said they dreaded in Chapter 11?

5. What could the doctors have done that would have shown respect for the Lees' religious beliefs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the care of Lia by her parents in Chapter 15.

2. Describe the txiv neeb healing ceremony in Chapter 19.

3. How did Nao view Lia's medications in Chapter 13?

4. Describe Dang Moua.

5. What is the point of the txiv neeb healing ceremony in Chapter 19.

6. Explain how Neil and Peggy were drawn closer to the Lee family.

7. Why did Nao and Foua Lee want Lia to return to Merced in Chapter 11?

8. After arriving in America, what were considered new concepts to Hmong people like the Lees?

9. Who did Lia compare to her younger siblings?

10. What ended the Hmong's peaceful life in the mountains?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Even though it is an illness, what is significant in the Hmong culture about qaug dab peg?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relationship between Nao Kao and Foua Lee and Anne, the author. How does Anne's perception of the Lees change from beginning to end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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