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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) Princeton.
(b) Yale.
(c) Dartmouth.
(d) Harvard.

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

3. What part of Evelyn's body is partially paralyzed as a result of the surgery, according to the book?
(a) Right.
(b) Both.
(c) Neither.
(d) Left.

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

5. Medicine men and women come to see the person they are treating as a __________ person.
(a) Deadly.
(b) Whole.
(c) Scattered.
(d) Bored.

Short Answer Questions

1. Women are allowed to have ________ names as a part of their position and role in society.

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

3. What is the kind of necklace that Alvord wears, in accordance with her animal totem?

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

5. __________ have a strong role in the Navajo culture, helping to create structure and order.

(see the answer key)

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