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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twelve, The Spirit Horse's Bridle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alvord is told that she needs to stop ________ because of her pregnancy related condition.
(a) Standing up.
(b) Medications.
(c) Surgery.
(d) Healing practices.

2. How many Navajo students were at the school of the person that Alvord meets and finds to be an inspiration?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Five.

3. What is another word for medicine man, as well as being the last name given to Thomas?
(a) Hajano.
(b) Hataalii.
(c) Hopihala.
(d) Haantilili.

4. For how many days would people in the ceremony help to sing and dance with the person that is ill?
(a) Ten.
(b) Nine.
(c) Four.
(d) Twenty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Thomas also sponsors _________ for Dartmouth Native American students, according to this part of the book.

2. The main concern with cancer among the Navajo people is that they think it is _____________.

3. Alvord inherited the _________ of her people, even though her siblings were proud to be American.

4. Dr. Alvord is the first __________ to become a surgeon, according to the book.

5. Medicine men and women come to see the person they are treating as a __________ person.

(see the answer key)

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