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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. _______ eventually has to make a decision about whether to stay on or to leave the reservation.
(a) Alvord.
(b) Anna.
(c) June.
(d) Grace.

2. Alvord knows that _______ patients needed to be handled with care, especially when it comes to end of life decisions.
(a) Male.
(b) Lakota.
(c) Navajo.
(d) Female.

3. The leading cause of death among the Navajo people is ____________, at the time of this book.
(a) Strokes.
(b) Heart attacks.
(c) Cirrhosis.
(d) Motor vehicle accidents.

4. Robert teachers his daughters simple Navajo ________ as well a explains to them the interconnectedness of the world.
(a) Insights.
(b) Crafts.
(c) Parables.
(d) Water chants.

5. Alvord believes a part of the problem with Evelyn's outcome is that Alvord does not __________ the patient.
(a) Examine.
(b) Know.
(c) Trust.
(d) Believe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the disease Florena had contracted after her surgery that may have caused her death?

2. What is in a larger supply since the nut harvest is much larger and needs to be stored away?

3. Alvord's grandmother _________ understands the complexities of living two lives, as she comes from a mixed background.

4. How many Navajo students were at the school of the person that Alvord meets and finds to be an inspiration?

5. Who is called in to help the Navajo people if they can not heal on their own?

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