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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Fourteen, Mount Taylor in the Rearview Mirror.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _______ eventually has to make a decision about whether to stay on or to leave the reservation.
(a) June.
(b) Alvord.
(c) Anna.
(d) Grace.

2. Relationships must be in _______ with others in order to be healthy, according to the Navajo way of thinking.
(a) Truth.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Commitment.
(d) Harmony.

3. Where is Alvord accepted into medical school, a place that is close to where her sister is located?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Berekley.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Loyola Marymount.

4. What did Alvord never do as she was not raised in her culture to do so?
(a) Correct the teacher.
(b) Turn in homework.
(c) Discuss with others.
(d) Raise her hand.

5. During the ceremony, many people sing songs that talk about the beauty of the _____________.
(a) Shooting stars.
(b) Sick person.
(c) Earth.
(d) Universe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alvord decide to do, even though it's in direct opposition of her doctor's orders?

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

3. __________ is a reservation border town that spills into New Mexico, so Alvord decides to move there with her grandmother.

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

5. What is NOT one of the things Jon and Lori do when they are waiting for the labor to begin?

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