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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eleven, Do Not Try to Count the Stars.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alvord respects her patients desire to have __________ before they have any surgery.
(a) Gatherings of family.
(b) Smoke lodges.
(c) Sacrifices.
(d) Ceremonies.

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

3. Alvord's __________, due to her training as a surgeon, often makes her look like a white woman.
(a) Appearance.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Movements.
(d) Rules.

4. Alvord also tries to avoid _________ and arguments in order to help her baby stay calm.
(a) Situations.
(b) Confrontations.
(c) Appointments.
(d) Surgeries.

5. What is NOT one of the components of a normal Navajo diet?
(a) Beans.
(b) Sweets.
(c) Limited meat.
(d) Grains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the type of bark that can be used to treat scurvy?

2. For Alvord, coming back to the _____________ is difficult and painful at times.

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

4. The medicine men also teach the white men to use Quinine to treat ___________, according to Alvord's research.

5. What is a common condition among the Navajo people, which is why they have to have surgery so often?

(see the answer key)

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