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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten, At the Big Medicine Space.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Robert Cupp turns to __________ in order to cope with the years of oppression he suffers at the hands of others.
(a) Writing.
(b) Affairs.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Drugs.

3. For how long is Carolyn missing before Dr. Alvord finds her?
(a) One year.
(b) One week.
(c) One day.
(d) One month.

4. Bernice is scared of anyone who wants to ________ into her granddaughter, according to this section of the book.
(a) Look.
(b) Wander.
(c) Reach.
(d) Cut.

5. __________ among the Navajo were challenging for some doctors, according to the book's description.
(a) Songs.
(b) Superstitions.
(c) Families.
(d) Rites.

Short Answer Questions

1. Florena ________, a patient of Dr. Alvord's, comes down with a disease and dies after surgery.

2. _______ eventually has to make a decision about whether to stay on or to leave the reservation.

3. What is the job that Alvord gets when she is in high school and is interested in medicine?

4. __________ is a reservation border town that spills into New Mexico, so Alvord decides to move there with her grandmother.

5. Alvord begins to find that the logic of _________ extends to other subjects, so she does well in school.

(see the answer key)

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