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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. Navajo people often want the removed _________ back after the surgery is complete, according to tradition.
(a) Fluids.
(b) Organs.
(c) Blood.
(d) Stitches.

2. Who does Alvord decide to talk to in order to get the surgery to happen?
(a) Melanie's father.
(b) Melanie's mother.
(c) Melanie's brother.
(d) Melanie's grandmother.

3. Florena ________, a patient of Dr. Alvord's, comes down with a disease and dies after surgery.
(a) Grount.
(b) Trenne.
(c) Woody.
(d) Smith.

4. What is the elective surgery that Florena had that then resulted in her death?
(a) Benign tumor removal.
(b) Appendix removal.
(c) Gallbladder surgery.
(d) Breast augmentation.

5. The main concern with cancer among the Navajo people is that they think it is _____________.
(a) Deadly.
(b) Magic.
(c) Black magic.
(d) Contagious.

Short Answer Questions

1. The IHS was also known for delivering ___________ care for those who went to use the facilities.

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

3. A person can live a long time without a ____________, as Alvord has seen time and time again.

4. The leading cause of death among the Navajo people is ____________, at the time of this book.

5. What part of Evelyn's body is partially paralyzed as a result of the surgery, according to the book?

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