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

2. Where does Alvord decide to work with Gary Rosenberg, according to the book?
(a) University of New Mexico.
(b) University of Phoenix.
(c) Yale.
(d) Dartmouth.

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

4. How many sisters does Dr. Alvord have, according to her family history?
(a) One.
(b) Zero.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. The form of healing that is used in the Navajo culture is the idea of walking in ___________.
(a) Truth.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Harmony.
(d) Balance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Navajos have a strong cultural belief that they should never touch _____________.

3. Alvord's __________, due to her training as a surgeon, often makes her look like a white woman.

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

5. What subject in school has always fascinated Alvord?

(see the answer key)

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