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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four, Life Out of Balance.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Alvord and her sisters never think the media's representation of ___________ has anything to do with them.
(a) Indians.
(b) Whites.
(c) Hispanics.
(d) Children.

5. It is revealed later on that Alvord's paternal grandfather was a ___________ man.
(a) Chinese.
(b) Lakota.
(c) Navajo.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cultural background of Alvord's mother, according to this section?

2. The form of healing that is used in the Navajo culture is the idea of walking in ___________.

3. A ___________ is a song that's needed to cure a person of their illness in the Navajo culture.

4. ___________ is the only Ivy League school at the time that has more than fifty Native American students.

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

(see the answer key)

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