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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. What is the disease Florena had contracted after her surgery that may have caused her death?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Severe respiratory distress.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Stomach virus.

2. What is the nickname that Alvord has chosen short for?
(a) Musamesa.
(b) Dear Juniper.
(c) Connoli.
(d) Kodiak.

3. The form of healing that is used in the Navajo culture is the idea of walking in ___________.
(a) Truth.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Harmony.
(d) Balance.

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

5. According to Alvord, new _________ support her beliefs of how social activities and relationships are tied to lower mortality rates.
(a) Magazine articles.
(b) Movements.
(c) Clinical studies.
(d) Journals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Alvord's dog, the one who gets hurt by the car accident and nearly dies?

2. Thomas also knows parts of the nine day _________ ceremony.

3. One of Alvord's friends is worried that her ________ is stressing her out too much.

4. What is the type of bark that can be used to treat scurvy?

5. Most people on the reservation spoke __________ as their first language, according to Alvord.

(see the answer key)

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