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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. Who is called in to help the Navajo people if they can not heal on their own?
(a) Outsiders.
(b) Parents.
(c) Grandparents.
(d) Medicine man.

2. Patients can often feel ____________ and forgotten when they are in the Western medicine system.
(a) Powerless.
(b) Doomed.
(c) Bored.
(d) Unhealthy.

3. __________ have a strong role in the Navajo culture, helping to create structure and order.
(a) Children.
(b) Women.
(c) Men.
(d) Elders.

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

5. What is NOT one of the components of a normal Navajo diet?
(a) Grains.
(b) Limited meat.
(c) Beans.
(d) Sweets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Alvord's dog, the one who gets hurt by the car accident and nearly dies?

2. Cupp is barred from speaking ________ when he is in school, which causes the assimilation of the culture.

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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