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

2. As a child, Alvord often has to decide whether to play with the _________ or the whites in their neighborhood and schools.
(a) Chinese.
(b) Blacks.
(c) Whites.
(d) Navajo.

3. What is the kind of necklace that Alvord wears, in accordance with her animal totem?
(a) Silver spider.
(b) Silver bear.
(c) Silver fox.
(d) Silver snake.

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

5. Alvord's new home is located close to the _________, and her grandmother Grace will live with her there.
(a) School.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Training facilities.
(d) Reservation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Drunk driving arrests in Gallup exceed _________ per year, according to Alvord at the time of writing this book.

2. Alvord's grandmother _________ understands the complexities of living two lives, as she comes from a mixed background.

3. _______ eventually has to make a decision about whether to stay on or to leave the reservation.

4. Robert teachers his daughters simple Navajo ________ as well a explains to them the interconnectedness of the world.

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

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