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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. Patients are made to be _________ in the traditional medicine system, according to this book.
(a) Passive.
(b) Dehumanized.
(c) Active.
(d) Dramatized.

2. What is the last name of Dr. Alvord, according to the description of her life in this chapter?
(a) Cupp.
(b) Singing Woman.
(c) Lorraine.
(d) Alvord.

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

4. Alvord's new home is located close to the _________, and her grandmother Grace will live with her there.
(a) Reservation.
(b) School.
(c) Training facilities.
(d) Hospital.

5. There is some evidence now that suggests patients are _________ during surgery and this awareness affects them after.
(a) Aware.
(b) Ready.
(c) Alert.
(d) Awake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Alvord NOT have that makes it difficult when she wants to apply to medical school?

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

3. Alvord knows that _______ patients needed to be handled with care, especially when it comes to end of life decisions.

4. What subject in school has always fascinated Alvord?

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

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