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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after their first date do Jon and Lori get engaged, according to the book?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Two weeks.

2. __________ have tried to eradicate the culture and the language of the Native Americans.
(a) Other tribes.
(b) Americans.
(c) Governments in New Mexico.
(d) Warring tribes.

3. What is the elective surgery that Florena had that then resulted in her death?
(a) Breast augmentation.
(b) Appendix removal.
(c) Benign tumor removal.
(d) Gallbladder surgery.

4. Many people who see stories about the Navajo and this disease begin to worry that it is the way the Navajo _________ that causes the disease.
(a) Drive.
(b) Worship.
(c) Drink.
(d) Live.

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

6. Who is the person in Melanie's family that does not want to go ahead with the surgery?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Mother.
(c) Sister.
(d) Grandmother.

7. Pregnancy induced hypertension is also known as ___________, which is the final diagnosis of Alvord at this point.
(a) Mother's condition.
(b) Birlirubism.
(c) False labor.
(d) Preeclampsia.

8. Thomas also sponsors _________ for Dartmouth Native American students, according to this part of the book.
(a) Continuing education.
(b) Lessons.
(c) Workshops.
(d) Courses.

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

10. One of Alvord's friends is worried that her ________ is stressing her out too much.
(a) Home.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Family.
(d) Job.

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

12. The medicine men point out to the doctors that there is a large supply of __________.
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Brazil nuts.
(c) Corn husks.
(d) Pinon nuts.

13. Who does Alvord's mom bring in to help during the procedure, according to this section of the book?
(a) No one.
(b) Her father's brother.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Maria Herrera.

14. What is the actual name of the disease that begins to kill the Navajo?
(a) PCP.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Hantavirus.
(d) Influenza.

15. What is the ceremony that Thomas has performed in the past, even though he is one of the youngest medicine men?
(a) Baby Way.
(b) Honor Way.
(c) Chant Way.
(d) Beauty Way.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alvord does not like to be away from her tribe, but she knows it helps to break the ___________ for other Navajo.

2. There are many _______ that are involved with the birth of a Navajo child and Alvord wants to observe them.

3. Where does Alvord go in order to have the induction process begun?

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

5. Who does Alvord decide to talk to in order to get the surgery to happen?

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