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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 is buried on the top of Mount Taylor, in accordance to the Navajo ways?
(a) Umbilical cord.
(b) Red sash.
(c) Placenta.
(d) Her hospital gown.

2. Alvord wants to remember her __________ during the surgical procedure in order to have more empathy for her patients.
(a) Misery.
(b) Separateness.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Lack of control.

3. Alvord is told that she needs to stop ________ because of her pregnancy related condition.
(a) Surgery.
(b) Healing practices.
(c) Medications.
(d) Standing up.

4. What is NOT one of the things Jon and Lori do when they are waiting for the labor to begin?
(a) Rented movies.
(b) Reading.
(c) Scrabble.
(d) Long hikes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Jon and Lori decide to do in order to start the labor process early?

2. What does Jon decide to ask Lori out to when he finally summons up the courage to ask her out?

3. What might have spilled into Florena's body if Alvord had cut into her body accidentally?

4. Alvord begins to worry that she may have cut a _________ during Florena's surgery.

5. What is the year in which Jon and Lori meet, according to the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is placed on Alvord's body during the c-section procedure?

2. What happens when Alvord works on a surgery with an Army Special Forces medic trainee, according to the book?

3. What happens when Alvord first becomes pregnant with her first child?

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

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

6. What is the problem with Melanie Begay's appendix surgery?

7. What does Thomas Hataathlii perform and do as his profession?

8. Why is Alvord hesitant to become involved with a white man, according to her writing?

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

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

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