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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. In which town is Carolyn visiting a clinic during the start of this particular chapter?
(a) Chicago.
(b) El Paso.
(c) Gallup.
(d) Crownpoint.

2. What is the type of bark that can be used to treat scurvy?
(a) Birch.
(b) Evergreen tree.
(c) Orange tree.
(d) Maple.

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

4. Alvord is told that she needs to stop ________ because of her pregnancy related condition.
(a) Surgery.
(b) Medications.
(c) Standing up.
(d) Healing practices.

5. Navajo people often want the removed _________ back after the surgery is complete, according to tradition.
(a) Fluids.
(b) Blood.
(c) Stitches.
(d) Organs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Alvord believes a part of the problem with Evelyn's outcome is that Alvord does not __________ the patient.

3. Who was often impatient with those who did a poor job and did not like to be questioned?

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

5. What is the type of surgery that Evelyn Bitsui has to have during this section of the book's narrative?

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