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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. What is the trouble with Alvord's recommended course of treatment? She is __________.
(a) Bored.
(b) In the last year of residency.
(c) Tired.
(d) Too happy.

2. What is a common condition among the Navajo people, which is why they have to have surgery so often?
(a) Kidney stones.
(b) Throat cancers.
(c) Large gallstones.
(d) Bad livers.

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

4. What does Alvord decide to do, even though it's in direct opposition of her doctor's orders?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Take medication.
(c) Continue with surgery.
(d) See a medicine man.

5. Alvord's new home is located close to the _________, and her grandmother Grace will live with her there.
(a) Hospital.
(b) Training facilities.
(c) School.
(d) Reservation.

Short Answer Questions

1. There is some evidence now that suggests patients are _________ during surgery and this awareness affects them after.

2. One of Alvord's friends is worried that her ________ is stressing her out too much.

3. In which town is Carolyn visiting a clinic during the start of this particular chapter?

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

5. Alvord also tries to avoid _________ and arguments in order to help her baby stay calm.

(see the answer key)

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