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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two, Walking the Path between Worlds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alvord inherited the _________ of her people, even though her siblings were proud to be American.
(a) Peace.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Grief.

2. A ___________ is a song that's needed to cure a person of their illness in the Navajo culture.
(a) Blessingway.
(b) Chantway.
(c) Songway.
(d) Beauty Way.

3. Patients can often feel ____________ and forgotten when they are in the Western medicine system.
(a) Doomed.
(b) Unhealthy.
(c) Bored.
(d) Powerless.

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

5. Alvord's grandmother _________ understands the complexities of living two lives, as she comes from a mixed background.
(a) Grace.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Anne.
(d) June.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child, Alvord often has to decide whether to play with the _________ or the whites in their neighborhood and schools.

2. Alvord didn't expect much of college until she met a Navajo student from ____________.

3. Most people on the reservation spoke __________ as their first language, according to Alvord.

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

5. What is the color the overwhelms Alvord when she first gets onto her college campus?

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