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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten, At the Big Medicine Space.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Alvord's parents is a full-blooded Navajo person, according to this book?
(a) Neither.
(b) Both.
(c) Father.
(d) Mother.

2. Navajos do not dream of a __________, as this is not passed down to daughters in the culture.
(a) Single life.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Better life.
(d) Education.

3. Who presides over the ceremony between Jon and Lori when they get married the following year?
(a) His father.
(b) Her father.
(c) The chief resident.
(d) Medicine man.

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

5. Most people on the reservation spoke __________ as their first language, according to Alvord.
(a) English.
(b) Navajo.
(c) Lakota.
(d) Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. ________ bark can be used to treat pain, and it is still being used today in chemical form.

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

3. Cancer is seen as a great ________ to the Navajo people, caused by an evil action or evil deed.

4. Where does Dr. Alvord find Carloyn later on, though she knew that she would be seeking additional healing?

5. What is the name of Alvord's dog, the one who gets hurt by the car accident and nearly dies?

(see the answer key)

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