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

2. Alvord's ________ has troubles with alcohol too, which allows her to see alcoholism as a disease rather than a character flaw.
(a) Brother.
(b) Mother.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Father.

3. Where is Alvord encouraged to go by Rosenberg, even though she does not think she is capable?
(a) Nursing school.
(b) Medical school.
(c) A new hospital.
(d) Biology remedial courses.

4. How many Navajo students were at the school of the person that Alvord meets and finds to be an inspiration?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The leading cause of death among the Navajo people is ____________, at the time of this book.

4. To the students at Alvord's new college, the reservation would appear to be a ______________.

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

(see the answer key)

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