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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 knows that _______ patients needed to be handled with care, especially when it comes to end of life decisions.
(a) Female.
(b) Male.
(c) Lakota.
(d) Navajo.

2. Who was often impatient with those who did a poor job and did not like to be questioned?
(a) Job.
(b) Jon.
(c) The nurses.
(d) Dr. Alvord.

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

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

5. There is some evidence now that suggests patients are _________ during surgery and this awareness affects them after.
(a) Ready.
(b) Awake.
(c) Aware.
(d) Alert.

Short Answer Questions

1. The fact that Alvord is a _______ often meant that she was not recognized as a Navajo by her fellow tribespeople.

2. Navajo people often want the removed _________ back after the surgery is complete, according to tradition.

3. Alvord is told that she needs to stop ________ because of her pregnancy related condition.

4. Alvord describes herself as _________ during her pregnancy, not just because of the actions she takes.

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

(see the answer key)

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