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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twelve, The Spirit Horse's Bridle.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. __________ have a strong role in the Navajo culture, helping to create structure and order.
(a) Children.
(b) Women.
(c) Elders.
(d) Men.

3. Patients can often feel ____________ and forgotten when they are in the Western medicine system.
(a) Powerless.
(b) Unhealthy.
(c) Bored.
(d) Doomed.

4. What is the type of bark that can be used to treat scurvy?
(a) Evergreen tree.
(b) Birch.
(c) Orange tree.
(d) Maple.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is afraid that losing the dog will end up causing them to lose touch with one another?

2. Alvord believes a part of the problem with Evelyn's outcome is that Alvord does not __________ the patient.

3. Alvord says her pregnancy allows her to become closer to all of the ___________ around her.

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

5. Most people on the reservation spoke __________ as their first language, according to Alvord.

(see the answer key)

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