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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. Jesus Arviso is a _________ translator who was eventually adopted into the tribe, according to Alvord.
(a) Greek.
(b) Russian.
(c) Spaniard.
(d) French.

2. When the Navajo become ill, they often wonder what local ______ they broke in order to create the situation of disease.
(a) Story.
(b) Promise.
(c) Ritual.
(d) Water line.

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

4. It is revealed later on that Alvord's paternal grandfather was a ___________ man.
(a) Black.
(b) Navajo.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Lakota.

5. Dr. Alvord is the first __________ to become a surgeon, according to the book.
(a) Woman.
(b) Undergrad.
(c) Man.
(d) Navajo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Relationships must be in _______ with others in order to be healthy, according to the Navajo way of thinking.

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

4. Native American history shows how other cultures have come to see their race as ____________.

5. To the students at Alvord's new college, the reservation would appear to be a ______________.

(see the answer key)

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