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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The main concern with cancer among the Navajo people is that they think it is _____________.
(a) Contagious.
(b) Magic.
(c) Deadly.
(d) Black magic.

2. Dr. Alvord is the first __________ to become a surgeon, according to the book.
(a) Man.
(b) Navajo.
(c) Undergrad.
(d) Woman.

3. There is some evidence now that suggests patients are _________ during surgery and this awareness affects them after.
(a) Ready.
(b) Alert.
(c) Awake.
(d) Aware.

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

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

6. The leading cause of death among the Navajo people is ____________, at the time of this book.
(a) Cirrhosis.
(b) Strokes.
(c) Motor vehicle accidents.
(d) Heart attacks.

7. __________ among the Navajo were challenging for some doctors, according to the book's description.
(a) Songs.
(b) Superstitions.
(c) Rites.
(d) Families.

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

9. Navajos have a strong cultural belief that they should never touch _____________.
(a) The dead.
(b) The liars.
(c) The living.
(d) The sick.

10. Patients are made to be _________ in the traditional medicine system, according to this book.
(a) Dramatized.
(b) Dehumanized.
(c) Passive.
(d) Active.

11. What is the job that Alvord takes on with Gary Rosenberg in New Mexico?
(a) Research technician.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Research assistant.
(d) Fact checker.

12. A ___________ is a song that's needed to cure a person of their illness in the Navajo culture.
(a) Beauty Way.
(b) Blessingway.
(c) Songway.
(d) Chantway.

13. Navajo people often want the removed _________ back after the surgery is complete, according to tradition.
(a) Organs.
(b) Stitches.
(c) Blood.
(d) Fluids.

14. What subject in school has always fascinated Alvord?
(a) History.
(b) English.
(c) Music.
(d) Human anatomy.

15. The school where Alvord is accepted has a __________ Native American community, according to the book.
(a) Nonexistent.
(b) Vibrant.
(c) Dull.
(d) Decreasing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alvord wants to bring in a __________ for Carolyn in order to help her with her cancer.

2. Alvord believes that patient _______ are dehumanizing and inharmonious, according to her description.

3. Navajos do not dream of a __________, as this is not passed down to daughters in the culture.

4. What is the color the overwhelms Alvord when she first gets onto her college campus?

5. Cancer is seen as a great ________ to the Navajo people, caused by an evil action or evil deed.

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