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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, Rez Dogs and Crow Dreams.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Navajos have a strong cultural belief that they should never touch _____________.
(a) The liars.
(b) The dead.
(c) The sick.
(d) The living.

2. In what state does Alvord have her surgical practice, according to this chapter?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Texas.
(d) Florida.

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

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

5. What did Alvord NOT have that makes it difficult when she wants to apply to medical school?
(a) Health.
(b) Money.
(c) Books.
(d) Time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Navajos do not dream of a __________, as this is not passed down to daughters in the culture.

2. The body, according to Alvord, appeared to be like the Navajo philosophy of the __________.

3. Jesus Arviso is a _________ translator who was eventually adopted into the tribe, according to Alvord.

4. The leading cause of death among the Navajo people is ____________, at the time of this book.

5. Drunk driving arrests in Gallup exceed _________ per year, according to Alvord at the time of writing this book.

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