View a FREE sample

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. What is the age of Alvord's great-grandmother when she dies, according to the book?
(a) 95.
(b) 91.
(c) 81.
(d) 101.

2. Alvord begins to feel the effects of disharmony in her life, which causes her to consider seeing a ____________.
(a) Doctor.
(b) Medicine man.
(c) Shaman.
(d) Midwife.

3. Alvord knows that _______ patients needed to be handled with care, especially when it comes to end of life decisions.
(a) Male.
(b) Female.
(c) Lakota.
(d) Navajo.

4. What is the trade of Betty Cowboy, who also succumbs to the deadly disease, according to the book?
(a) Silversmith.
(b) Medicine woman.
(c) Animal doctor.
(d) Doctor.

5. What is the job that Alvord gets when she is in high school and is interested in medicine?
(a) Medicine apprentice.
(b) Reservation pharmacy.
(c) She doesn't have a job.
(d) Veterinarian assistant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the actual name of the disease that begins to kill the Navajo?

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

3. During what month does Alvord find out she is pregnant, according to this section of the book?

4. Alvord's __________, due to her training as a surgeon, often makes her look like a white woman.

5. Alvord decides to stop watching _________ television and movies when she is pregnant to help the child grow positively.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 220 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample