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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four, Life Out of Balance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alvord didn't expect much of college until she met a Navajo student from ____________.
(a) Princeton.
(b) Yale.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Dartmouth.

2. Who was often impatient with those who did a poor job and did not like to be questioned?
(a) Jon.
(b) Dr. Alvord.
(c) The nurses.
(d) Job.

3. The school where Alvord is accepted has a __________ Native American community, according to the book.
(a) Nonexistent.
(b) Decreasing.
(c) Dull.
(d) Vibrant.

4. Where is Alvord accepted into medical school, a place that is close to where her sister is located?
(a) Berekley.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Loyola Marymount.
(d) Stanford.

5. What part of Evelyn's body is partially paralyzed as a result of the surgery, according to the book?
(a) Neither.
(b) Left.
(c) Right.
(d) Both.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. __________ have a strong role in the Navajo culture, helping to create structure and order.

3. ___________ is the only Ivy League school at the time that has more than fifty Native American students.

4. Dr. Alvord is the first __________ to become a surgeon, according to the book.

5. What is the cultural background of Alvord's mother, according to this section?

(see the answer key)

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