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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the trouble with Alvord's recommended course of treatment? She is __________.
(a) In the last year of residency.
(b) Tired.
(c) Bored.
(d) Too happy.

2. Thomas may be young at this point of the story, but he is _________ and keeps the old ways of the Navajo.
(a) Wise.
(b) Devoted.
(c) Educated.
(d) Illiterate.

3. What do Jon and Lori decide to do in order to start the labor process early?
(a) Have a ceremony.
(b) Pray.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Induce.

4. What does Jon decide to ask Lori out to when he finally summons up the courage to ask her out?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Dinner.

5. Who does Alvord decide to talk to in order to get the surgery to happen?
(a) Melanie's grandmother.
(b) Melanie's mother.
(c) Melanie's father.
(d) Melanie's brother.

6. Every dominant culture, according to Alvord, accuses the subordinate cultures of not being __________.
(a) Clean.
(b) Advanced.
(c) Truthful.
(d) Ready.

7. How many other deans does Alvord work with in order to plan for the medical school?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

8. Where does Alvord drive to in order to see the medicine man during her pregnancy?
(a) Tuba City.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) El Paso.
(d) Albuquerque.

9. Bernice is scared of anyone who wants to ________ into her granddaughter, according to this section of the book.
(a) Wander.
(b) Look.
(c) Cut.
(d) Reach.

10. Alvord decides to stop watching _________ television and movies when she is pregnant to help the child grow positively.
(a) Violent.
(b) Funny.
(c) Any.
(d) Deprecating.

11. What is the position Thomas held at the Tuba City Hospital through the Indian Health Service?
(a) Counselor.
(b) Technician.
(c) Therapist.
(d) Doctor.

12. In _______, Thomas is the youngest Navajo medicine man, according to the book.
(a) 2000.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1994.

13. There are many _______ that are involved with the birth of a Navajo child and Alvord wants to observe them.
(a) Prayers.
(b) Superstitions.
(c) Stories.
(d) Rituals.

14. Alvord tries to avoid a _________ disaster by ensuring the family makes the decision before the courts are called in.
(a) Biological.
(b) Ethical.
(c) Medical.
(d) Cultural.

15. Florena ________, a patient of Dr. Alvord's, comes down with a disease and dies after surgery.
(a) Smith.
(b) Trenne.
(c) Woody.
(d) Grount.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The eventual diagnosis for Florena is catastrophic ________, according to the records.

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

4. Alvord is told that she needs to stop ________ because of her pregnancy related condition.

5. The IHS was also known for delivering ___________ care for those who went to use the facilities.

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