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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alvord respects her patients desire to have __________ before they have any surgery.
(a) Smoke lodges.
(b) Ceremonies.
(c) Sacrifices.
(d) Gatherings of family.

2. When the Navajo become ill, they often wonder what local ______ they broke in order to create the situation of disease.
(a) Story.
(b) Promise.
(c) Water line.
(d) Ritual.

3. What did Alvord never do as she was not raised in her culture to do so?
(a) Raise her hand.
(b) Discuss with others.
(c) Correct the teacher.
(d) Turn in homework.

4. ________ scares Alvord as well since so many dollars are poured into research, only to have it not be easy to treat.
(a) Influenza.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Hanta virus.
(d) Cancer.

5. Alvord comes to look at the ________ of the being of each of her patients, according to the book.
(a) Honor.
(b) Harmony.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Story.

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

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

8. What is the job that Alvord gets when she is in high school and is interested in medicine?
(a) Veterinarian assistant.
(b) She doesn't have a job.
(c) Medicine apprentice.
(d) Reservation pharmacy.

9. Robert Cupp is Alvord's father, and knew everyone, every animal, and every _____________ in the area.
(a) Shadow.
(b) Geographical location.
(c) Car.
(d) Book.

10. Medicine men and women come to see the person they are treating as a __________ person.
(a) Bored.
(b) Deadly.
(c) Whole.
(d) Scattered.

11. Native American history shows how other cultures have come to see their race as ____________.
(a) Superior.
(b) Useless.
(c) Inferior.
(d) Ignorable.

12. Alvord and her sisters never think the media's representation of ___________ has anything to do with them.
(a) Whites.
(b) Children.
(c) Hispanics.
(d) Indians.

13. During the ceremony, many people sing songs that talk about the beauty of the _____________.
(a) Universe.
(b) Shooting stars.
(c) Sick person.
(d) Earth.

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

15. Navajos have a strong cultural belief that they should never touch _____________.
(a) The dead.
(b) The sick.
(c) The living.
(d) The liars.

Short Answer Questions

1. The form of healing that is used in the Navajo culture is the idea of walking in ___________.

2. What is the last name of Dr. Alvord, according to the description of her life in this chapter?

3. Alvord believes that patient _______ are dehumanizing and inharmonious, according to her description.

4. For how many days would people in the ceremony help to sing and dance with the person that is ill?

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

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