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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Six, Ceremony Medicine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alvord begins to see how her Native American ________ can aid in her educational process.
(a) Story.
(b) Background.
(c) Theology.
(d) Experience.

2. What is the type of surgery that Evelyn Bitsui has to have during this section of the book's narrative?
(a) Pelvic.
(b) Gallbladder.
(c) Lung.
(d) Breast cancer.

3. Women are allowed to have ________ names as a part of their position and role in society.
(a) Flower.
(b) Animal.
(c) Hunting.
(d) War.

4. How many bars does Gallup have for every 50,000 people at the time of the book, according to Alvord?
(a) 5.
(b) 25.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

5. The Navajo are taught to always be _________ in dealing with others in their lives.
(a) Humble.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Secretive.
(d) Sullen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Patients can often feel ____________ and forgotten when they are in the Western medicine system.

2. Which of Alvord's parents is a full-blooded Navajo person, according to this book?

3. Navajos do not dream of a __________, as this is not passed down to daughters in the culture.

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

5. Alvord knows that Carolyn's life lacks _________, which might have helped cause her cancer, but she keeps this knowledge to herself.

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