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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight, The 'Navajo Plague'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. __________ among the Navajo were challenging for some doctors, according to the book's description.
(a) Rites.
(b) Superstitions.
(c) Families.
(d) Songs.

2. Alvord's grandmother _________ understands the complexities of living two lives, as she comes from a mixed background.
(a) Ruby.
(b) June.
(c) Anne.
(d) Grace.

3. Alvord begins to worry that she may have cut a _________ during Florena's surgery.
(a) Duct.
(b) Blood vesssel.
(c) Muscle.
(d) Artery.

4. Every dominant culture, according to Alvord, accuses the subordinate cultures of not being __________.
(a) Ready.
(b) Clean.
(c) Advanced.
(d) Truthful.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For Alvord, coming back to the _____________ is difficult and painful at times.

2. What is the disease Florena had contracted after her surgery that may have caused her death?

3. What is the actual name of the disease that begins to kill the Navajo?

4. The eventual diagnosis for Florena is catastrophic ________, according to the records.

5. What part of Evelyn's body is partially paralyzed as a result of the surgery, according to the book?

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