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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. Alvord begins to worry that she may have cut a _________ during Florena's surgery.
(a) Blood vesssel.
(b) Duct.
(c) Artery.
(d) Muscle.

2. In the ________, there are accusations against the IHS that Native American women were sterilized.
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1950s.

3. What is the color the overwhelms Alvord when she first gets onto her college campus?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Gray.
(d) Black.

4. Alvord knows that Carolyn's life lacks _________, which might have helped cause her cancer, but she keeps this knowledge to herself.
(a) Honesty.
(b) Nutrition.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Balance.

5. Alvord also tries to avoid _________ and arguments in order to help her baby stay calm.
(a) Situations.
(b) Surgeries.
(c) Appointments.
(d) Confrontations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last name of Dr. Alvord, according to the description of her life in this chapter?

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

3. __________ have a strong role in the Navajo culture, helping to create structure and order.

4. Florena ________, a patient of Dr. Alvord's, comes down with a disease and dies after surgery.

5. What is the cultural background of Alvord's mother, according to this section?

(see the answer key)

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