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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _______ eventually has to make a decision about whether to stay on or to leave the reservation.
(a) June.
(b) Anna.
(c) Grace.
(d) Alvord.

2. What subject in school has always fascinated Alvord?
(a) Human anatomy.
(b) History.
(c) Music.
(d) English.

3. ___________ is the only Ivy League school at the time that has more than fifty Native American students.
(a) Dartmouth.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Yale.

4. How many sisters does Dr. Alvord have, according to her family history?
(a) Two.
(b) Zero.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

5. What is the last name of Dr. Alvord, according to the description of her life in this chapter?
(a) Cupp.
(b) Lorraine.
(c) Alvord.
(d) Singing Woman.

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

7. The Navajo have no word for ________, which is a part of why it is so scary to them when it comes up.
(a) Cancer.
(b) Pain.
(c) Love.
(d) Fear.

8. Alvord inherited the _________ of her people, even though her siblings were proud to be American.
(a) Grief.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Peace.
(d) Happiness.

9. Alvord sees alcohol as the lubrication of __________ which allows other people to dominate the Navajo people.
(a) Consternation.
(b) Conflagration.
(c) Trepidation.
(d) Domination.

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

11. Alvord begins to find that the logic of _________ extends to other subjects, so she does well in school.
(a) Spirituality.
(b) Truth.
(c) Anatomy.
(d) Humility.

12. What is the color the overwhelms Alvord when she first gets onto her college campus?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Gray.

13. Where does Dr. Alvord find Carloyn later on, though she knew that she would be seeking additional healing?
(a) Night Chant.
(b) Beauty Way.
(c) Beauty Chant.
(d) Night Way.

14. Dr. Alvord is the first __________ to become a surgeon, according to the book.
(a) Navajo.
(b) Man.
(c) Undergrad.
(d) Woman.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In which town is Carolyn visiting a clinic during the start of this particular chapter?

3. Alvord comes to look at the ________ of the being of each of her patients, according to the book.

4. A ___________ is a song that's needed to cure a person of their illness in the Navajo culture.

5. Robert Cupp is Alvord's father, and knew everyone, every animal, and every _____________ in the area.

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