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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. What is the job that Alvord takes on with Gary Rosenberg in New Mexico?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Fact checker.
(c) Research assistant.
(d) Research technician.

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

3. What is the cultural background of Alvord's mother, according to this section?
(a) Navajo.
(b) Mix of Navajo and white.
(c) White.
(d) Chinese.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Alvord never do as she was not raised in her culture to do so?

2. Which of Alvord's parents is a full-blooded Navajo person, according to this book?

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

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

5. Who was often impatient with those who did a poor job and did not like to be questioned?

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