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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight, The 'Navajo Plague'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ________ bark can be used to treat pain, and it is still being used today in chemical form.
(a) Evergreen.
(b) Fir.
(c) Willow.
(d) Redwood.

2. Alvord's ________ has troubles with alcohol too, which allows her to see alcoholism as a disease rather than a character flaw.
(a) Uncle.
(b) Father.
(c) Brother.
(d) Mother.

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

4. What is the disease Florena had contracted after her surgery that may have caused her death?
(a) Severe respiratory distress.
(b) Stomach virus.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Nothing.

5. Alvord's __________, due to her training as a surgeon, often makes her look like a white woman.
(a) Clothing.
(b) Rules.
(c) Appearance.
(d) Movements.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A person can live a long time without a ____________, as Alvord has seen time and time again.

3. The leading cause of death among the Navajo people is ____________, at the time of this book.

4. Native American history shows how other cultures have come to see their race as ____________.

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

(see the answer key)

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