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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. Where does Alvord decide to work with Gary Rosenberg, according to the book?
(a) Dartmouth.
(b) University of Phoenix.
(c) Yale.
(d) University of New Mexico.

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

3. Cancer is seen as a great ________ to the Navajo people, caused by an evil action or evil deed.
(a) Destruction.
(b) Horror.
(c) Abomination.
(d) Concern.

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

5. A person can live a long time without a ____________, as Alvord has seen time and time again.
(a) Liver.
(b) Gall bladder.
(c) Bladder.
(d) Voice box.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the components of a normal Navajo diet?

2. How many bars does Gallup have for every 50,000 people at the time of the book, according to Alvord?

3. Who states that Dezbah is healed from her surgery, according to this section of the book?

4. ________ scares Alvord as well since so many dollars are poured into research, only to have it not be easy to treat.

5. Jesus Arviso is a _________ translator who was eventually adopted into the tribe, according to Alvord.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alvord think about patient histories and how they describe the patients?

2. What was the background of one of Alvord's grandfathers, which allows her grandmother to understand Alvord's conflict?

3. What does Alvord find helps her in the education process, though she had not done well in previous biology courses?

4. What did Alvord know about the Night Chant, despite what her medical training taught her?

5. What is something Alvord's mother teaches her, though it is not common in the Navajo culture?

6. What does Alvord learn from her grandmother, Grace Cupp, as she grows up on the reservation?

7. Why does Alvord believe her story is important for Navajo girls to hear, which is why she writes this book?

8. What happens to Alvord's father after his troubles with alcohol?

9. What kind of job does Alvord have when she is fourteen and living on the reservation?

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

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