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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eleven, Do Not Try to Count the Stars.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alvord believes a part of the problem with Evelyn's outcome is that Alvord does not __________ the patient.
(a) Examine.
(b) Trust.
(c) Know.
(d) Believe.

2. Alvord respects her patients desire to have __________ before they have any surgery.
(a) Sacrifices.
(b) Ceremonies.
(c) Gatherings of family.
(d) Smoke lodges.

3. What does Alvord decide to do, even though it's in direct opposition of her doctor's orders?
(a) Take medication.
(b) Continue with surgery.
(c) See a medicine man.
(d) Nothing.

4. ________ bark can be used to treat pain, and it is still being used today in chemical form.
(a) Fir.
(b) Redwood.
(c) Willow.
(d) Evergreen.

5. Alvord says her pregnancy allows her to become closer to all of the ___________ around her.
(a) Errors.
(b) Evil.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Injustices.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alvord begins to feel the effects of disharmony in her life, which causes her to consider seeing a ____________.

2. What is the type of surgery that Evelyn Bitsui has to have during this section of the book's narrative?

3. Pregnancy induced hypertension is also known as ___________, which is the final diagnosis of Alvord at this point.

4. There is some evidence now that suggests patients are _________ during surgery and this awareness affects them after.

5. What is a common condition among the Navajo people, which is why they have to have surgery so often?

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