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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. The fact that Alvord is a _______ often meant that she was not recognized as a Navajo by her fellow tribespeople.
(a) Woman.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Priest.
(d) Sister.

2. What did Alvord never do as she was not raised in her culture to do so?
(a) Turn in homework.
(b) Raise her hand.
(c) Discuss with others.
(d) Correct the teacher.

3. __________ is a reservation border town that spills into New Mexico, so Alvord decides to move there with her grandmother.
(a) Gallup.
(b) Truckee.
(c) Pueblo.
(d) Auburn.

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

5. __________ have a strong role in the Navajo culture, helping to create structure and order.
(a) Men.
(b) Children.
(c) Elders.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alvord begins to find that the logic of _________ extends to other subjects, so she does well in school.

2. Grace ends up marrying an ___________ and has an appreciation of other cultures.

3. What is Alvord's first name, as given to her when she was born?

4. Medicine men and women come to see the person they are treating as a __________ person.

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

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