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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. What might have spilled into Florena's body if Alvord had cut into her body accidentally?
(a) Bile.
(b) Mucus.
(c) Blood.
(d) Pus.

2. The eventual diagnosis for Florena is catastrophic ________, according to the records.
(a) Bad luck.
(b) Alcoholism.
(c) Infection.
(d) Asphyxiation.

3. What condition is Alvord treating in Melanie at the start of this chapter?
(a) Hantavirus.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Appendicitis.

4. Florena ________, a patient of Dr. Alvord's, comes down with a disease and dies after surgery.
(a) Trenne.
(b) Grount.
(c) Smith.
(d) Woody.

5. Alvord does not like to be away from her tribe, but she knows it helps to break the ___________ for other Navajo.
(a) Stereotypes.
(b) Glass ceiling.
(c) Stories.
(d) Future beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alvord decides to stop watching _________ television and movies when she is pregnant to help the child grow positively.

2. What does Alvord's condition the pregnancy cause her to have to contemplate?

3. Harmony in the _______ also matters in terms of health, according to Alvord.

4. Many people who see stories about the Navajo and this disease begin to worry that it is the way the Navajo _________ that causes the disease.

5. What is the actual name of the disease that begins to kill the Navajo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alvord do in order to support her child's harmony and health during her pregnancy?

2. What does Alvord's pregnancy cause her to become reacquainted with, according to the book?

3. What is so special to the Navajo about a baby's first laugh, according to Alvord?

4. What is the experience of Bernice that causes her to be afraid of doctors and of surgeries?

5. What are the allegations made against the Indian Health Service in the 1950s?

6. What is the added problem that comes along with the larger than normal harvest on the reservation?

7. What do Alvord and Jon decide to do to begin the labor process with Kodi?

8. What does Alvord believe happened during Florena's surgery, which may have led to her death?

9. What does a Navajo healer track, according to Alvord's findings?

10. What happens behind Bernice's back as the hospital staff attempts to get Melanie the surgery she needs?

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