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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 was the prescription mentioned in Chapter Five that Lia took most often?

2. Why did the Hmong people have these feelings about American doctors at that time?

3. Who warned Anne Fadiman about pursuing a story about Lia?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Foua and Nao Kao.

4. How did the Hmong view the Chinese?

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

6. How did Anne learn to navigate the cultural differences between her and the Lees?

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

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

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

10. Describe the Lee's reaction when Lia returns home from foster care.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe Neil's reasons behind his decision to file a report with Child Protective Services.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the misunderstandings and problems that occur for the Lee's when they first take Lia to Merced hospital.

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