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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Six, Ceremony Medicine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Evelyn's body is partially paralyzed as a result of the surgery, according to the book?
(a) Right.
(b) Both.
(c) Left.
(d) Neither.

2. Alvord didn't expect much of college until she met a Navajo student from ____________.
(a) Princeton.
(b) Dartmouth.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

3. Which of Alvord's parents is a full-blooded Navajo person, according to this book?
(a) Both.
(b) Father.
(c) Neither.
(d) Mother.

4. During the ceremony, many people sing songs that talk about the beauty of the _____________.
(a) Sick person.
(b) Shooting stars.
(c) Universe.
(d) Earth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long is Carolyn missing before Dr. Alvord finds her?

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

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

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

5. What is the type of surgery that Evelyn Bitsui has to have during this section of the book's narrative?

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