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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twelve, The Spirit Horse's Bridle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The body, according to Alvord, appeared to be like the Navajo philosophy of the __________.
(a) Beauty Way.
(b) Universe.
(c) Land.
(d) Water.

2. Who does Alvord decide to talk to in order to get the surgery to happen?
(a) Melanie's mother.
(b) Melanie's father.
(c) Melanie's grandmother.
(d) Melanie's brother.

3. The main concern with cancer among the Navajo people is that they think it is _____________.
(a) Magic.
(b) Deadly.
(c) Black magic.
(d) Contagious.

4. What is the type of cancer that Carolyn Yazzie has, as described during this section of the book?
(a) Bone.
(b) Breast.
(c) Brain.
(d) Lung.

5. Pregnancy induced hypertension is also known as ___________, which is the final diagnosis of Alvord at this point.
(a) Birlirubism.
(b) Preeclampsia.
(c) False labor.
(d) Mother's condition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thomas also knows parts of the nine day _________ ceremony.

2. 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.

3. What is the nickname that Alvord has chosen short for?

4. Alvord didn't expect much of college until she met a Navajo student from ____________.

5. What is the last name of Dr. Alvord, according to the description of her life in this chapter?

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