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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the kind of necklace that Alvord wears, in accordance with her animal totem?
(a) Silver spider.
(b) Silver bear.
(c) Silver snake.
(d) Silver fox.

2. Alvord inherited the _________ of her people, even though her siblings were proud to be American.
(a) Peace.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Grief.

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

4. The Navajo have no word for ________, which is a part of why it is so scary to them when it comes up.
(a) Pain.
(b) Fear.
(c) Love.
(d) Cancer.

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

6. What did Alvord NOT have that makes it difficult when she wants to apply to medical school?
(a) Books.
(b) Health.
(c) Time.
(d) Money.

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

8. During the ceremony, many people sing songs that talk about the beauty of the _____________.
(a) Shooting stars.
(b) Sick person.
(c) Universe.
(d) Earth.

9. Women are allowed to have ________ names as a part of their position and role in society.
(a) Hunting.
(b) War.
(c) Flower.
(d) Animal.

10. Jesus Arviso is a _________ translator who was eventually adopted into the tribe, according to Alvord.
(a) Russian.
(b) Greek.
(c) Spaniard.
(d) French.

11. Navajos have a strong cultural belief that they should never touch _____________.
(a) The liars.
(b) The sick.
(c) The living.
(d) The dead.

12. Who states that Dezbah is healed from her surgery, according to this section of the book?
(a) A child.
(b) The tea leaves.
(c) Medicine man.
(d) Her family.

13. Who is called in to help the Navajo people if they can not heal on their own?
(a) Outsiders.
(b) Medicine man.
(c) Grandparents.
(d) Parents.

14. How many bars does Gallup have for every 50,000 people at the time of the book, according to Alvord?
(a) 50.
(b) 5.
(c) 25.
(d) 100.

15. The school where Alvord is accepted has a __________ Native American community, according to the book.
(a) Vibrant.
(b) Decreasing.
(c) Nonexistent.
(d) Dull.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Evelyn's body is partially paralyzed as a result of the surgery, according to the book?

2. The body, according to Alvord, appeared to be like the Navajo philosophy of the __________.

3. How many sisters does Dr. Alvord have, according to her family history?

4. Which of Alvord's parents is a full-blooded Navajo person, according to this book?

5. In what state was Dr. Alvord born before she was moved onto the reservation with her parents?

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