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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alvord believes a part of the problem with Evelyn's outcome is that Alvord does not __________ the patient.
(a) Believe.
(b) Trust.
(c) Know.
(d) Examine.

2. What is the type of bark that can be used to treat scurvy?
(a) Birch.
(b) Orange tree.
(c) Maple.
(d) Evergreen tree.

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

4. Grace ends up marrying an ___________ and has an appreciation of other cultures.
(a) Englishman.
(b) Ojibuwe.
(c) Irishman.
(d) Welshman.

5. Alvord and her sisters never think the media's representation of ___________ has anything to do with them.
(a) Hispanics.
(b) Whites.
(c) Indians.
(d) Children.

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

7. Who is called in to help the Navajo people if they can not heal on their own?
(a) Outsiders.
(b) Parents.
(c) Grandparents.
(d) Medicine man.

8. Robert Cupp turns to __________ in order to cope with the years of oppression he suffers at the hands of others.
(a) Affairs.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Writing.

9. Where does Dr. Alvord find Carloyn later on, though she knew that she would be seeking additional healing?
(a) Night Chant.
(b) Beauty Chant.
(c) Beauty Way.
(d) Night Way.

10. Alvord comes to look at the ________ of the being of each of her patients, according to the book.
(a) Story.
(b) Honor.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Harmony.

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

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

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

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

15. As a child, Alvord often has to decide whether to play with the _________ or the whites in their neighborhood and schools.
(a) Navajo.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Blacks.
(d) Whites.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Navajo become ill, they often wonder what local ______ they broke in order to create the situation of disease.

2. Where is Alvord encouraged to go by Rosenberg, even though she does not think she is capable?

3. What did Alvord NOT have that makes it difficult when she wants to apply to medical school?

4. What is the job that Alvord takes on with Gary Rosenberg in New Mexico?

5. What did Alvord never do as she was not raised in her culture to do so?

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