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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alvord believes a part of the problem with Evelyn's outcome is that Alvord does not __________ the patient.
(a) Examine.
(b) Believe.
(c) Trust.
(d) Know.

2. Alvord's new home is located close to the _________, and her grandmother Grace will live with her there.
(a) Training facilities.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Reservation.
(d) School.

3. Who tells Carolyn that the cancer is her fault, according to the description in this section of the book?
(a) Brother.
(b) Mother.
(c) Sister.
(d) Grandmother.

4. The medicine men also teach the white men to use Quinine to treat ___________, according to Alvord's research.
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Hepatitis.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the kind of necklace that Alvord wears, in accordance with her animal totem?

3. The Navajo are taught to always be _________ in dealing with others in their lives.

4. What part of Evelyn's body is partially paralyzed as a result of the surgery, according to the book?

5. Grace ends up marrying an ___________ and has an appreciation of other cultures.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alvord continue to celebrate her animal totem and her strong sense of self?

2. Why are end of life decisions difficult for many Navajos to make, according to Alvord's observations?

3. What happens during the surgery of Evelyn Bitsui, which leads to Alvord improving her bedside manner?

4. What do the Navajo first think when they become ill or sick with any kind of disease?

5. What is the background of Alvord's parents which makes her distinctly capable of working within two worlds of thought?

6. What does Alvord arrange for a cancer patient, Carolyn Yazzie, when she is diagnosed with breast cancer?

7. What is the job that Alvord takes after she graduates from Dartmouth?

8. What are some of the roles that a woman may play within the matriarchal society of the Navajo?

9. What are the Navajo discouraged from doing in order to become more humble?

10. Who has an alcohol problem, which leads Alvord to see alcoholism as a disease?

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