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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. In which town is Carolyn visiting a clinic during the start of this particular chapter?
(a) El Paso.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Gallup.
(d) Crownpoint.

2. The IHS was also known for delivering ___________ care for those who went to use the facilities.
(a) So-so.
(b) Normal.
(c) Useful.
(d) Substandard.

3. Who is afraid that losing the dog will end up causing them to lose touch with one another?
(a) Both.
(b) Neither.
(c) Lori.
(d) Jon.

4. Cancer is seen as a great ________ to the Navajo people, caused by an evil action or evil deed.
(a) Horror.
(b) Concern.
(c) Destruction.
(d) Abomination.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The medicine men also teach the white men to use Quinine to treat ___________, according to Alvord's research.

2. Alvord believes a part of the problem with Evelyn's outcome is that Alvord does not __________ the patient.

3. Jesus Arviso is a _________ translator who was eventually adopted into the tribe, according to Alvord.

4. Alvord knows that Carolyn's life lacks _________, which might have helped cause her cancer, but she keeps this knowledge to herself.

5. A ___________ is a song that's needed to cure a person of their illness in the Navajo culture.

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