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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. What is the job that Alvord gets when she is in high school and is interested in medicine?
(a) Medicine apprentice.
(b) She doesn't have a job.
(c) Veterinarian assistant.
(d) Reservation pharmacy.

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

3. In what state was Dr. Alvord born before she was moved onto the reservation with her parents?
(a) Oregon.
(b) California.
(c) Texas.
(d) Washington.

4. Alvord begins to find that the logic of _________ extends to other subjects, so she does well in school.
(a) Truth.
(b) Humility.
(c) Anatomy.
(d) Spirituality.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The form of healing that is used in the Navajo culture is the idea of walking in ___________.

4. Alvord sees alcohol as the lubrication of __________ which allows other people to dominate the Navajo people.

5. Navajos have a strong cultural belief that they should never touch _____________.

(see the answer key)

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