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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Alvord's first name, as given to her when she was born?
(a) Lori.
(b) Lorraine.
(c) Janette.
(d) Lorisa.

2. Alvord's __________, due to her training as a surgeon, often makes her look like a white woman.
(a) Clothing.
(b) Movements.
(c) Appearance.
(d) Rules.

3. Alvord believes that patient _______ are dehumanizing and inharmonious, according to her description.
(a) Histories.
(b) Summaries.
(c) Progress notes.
(d) Charts.

4. Jesus Arviso is a _________ translator who was eventually adopted into the tribe, according to Alvord.
(a) Greek.
(b) French.
(c) Spaniard.
(d) Russian.

5. Alvord's grandmother _________ understands the complexities of living two lives, as she comes from a mixed background.
(a) June.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Grace.
(d) Anne.

6. What is NOT one of the components of a normal Navajo diet?
(a) Limited meat.
(b) Sweets.
(c) Grains.
(d) Beans.

7. The fact that Alvord is a _______ often meant that she was not recognized as a Navajo by her fellow tribespeople.
(a) Woman.
(b) Priest.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Sister.

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

9. Drunk driving arrests in Gallup exceed _________ per year, according to Alvord at the time of writing this book.
(a) 100,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 10,000.

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

11. __________ is a reservation border town that spills into New Mexico, so Alvord decides to move there with her grandmother.
(a) Auburn.
(b) Truckee.
(c) Gallup.
(d) Pueblo.

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

13. What part of Evelyn's body is partially paralyzed as a result of the surgery, according to the book?
(a) Right.
(b) Both.
(c) Left.
(d) Neither.

14. How many bars does Gallup have for every 50,000 people at the time of the book, according to Alvord?
(a) 25.
(b) 100.
(c) 50.
(d) 5.

15. Women are allowed to have ________ names as a part of their position and role in society.
(a) Flower.
(b) Animal.
(c) Hunting.
(d) War.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state does Alvord have her surgical practice, according to this chapter?

2. Who is called in to help the Navajo people if they can not heal on their own?

3. What is the job that Alvord gets when she is in high school and is interested in medicine?

4. Which of Alvord's parents is a full-blooded Navajo person, according to this book?

5. Native American history shows how other cultures have come to see their race as ____________.

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