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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. Alvord begins to find that the logic of _________ extends to other subjects, so she does well in school.
(a) Spirituality.
(b) Humility.
(c) Anatomy.
(d) Truth.

2. Navajos do not dream of a __________, as this is not passed down to daughters in the culture.
(a) Better life.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Education.
(d) Single life.

3. What is the color the overwhelms Alvord when she first gets onto her college campus?
(a) Gray.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

4. The Navajo are taught to always be _________ in dealing with others in their lives.
(a) Humble.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Sullen.
(d) Secretive.

5. Alvord didn't expect much of college until she met a Navajo student from ____________.
(a) Yale.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Dartmouth.
(d) Princeton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alvord decide to work with Gary Rosenberg, according to the book?

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

3. __________ among the Navajo were challenging for some doctors, according to the book's description.

4. For Alvord, coming back to the _____________ is difficult and painful at times.

5. The school where Alvord is accepted has a __________ Native American community, according to the book.

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