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

2. The medicine men also teach the white men to use Quinine to treat ___________, according to Alvord's research.
(a) Malaria.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Hepatitis.

3. What is the type of cancer that Carolyn Yazzie has, as described during this section of the book?
(a) Bone.
(b) Lung.
(c) Breast.
(d) Brain.

4. What is the position Jon holds when he first meets Lori in this book?
(a) Surgeon.
(b) Medic trainee.
(c) Army ranger.
(d) Pediatric specialist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child, Alvord often has to decide whether to play with the _________ or the whites in their neighborhood and schools.

2. What is the type of bark that can be used to treat scurvy?

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

4. In what state does Alvord have her surgical practice, according to this chapter?

5. What is the year in which Jon and Lori meet, according to the book?

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