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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the ________, there are accusations against the IHS that Native American women were sterilized.
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1970s.

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

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

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

5. What is NOT one of the things Jon and Lori do when they are waiting for the labor to begin?
(a) Rented movies.
(b) Reading.
(c) Scrabble.
(d) Long hikes.

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

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

8. The IHS was also known for delivering ___________ care for those who went to use the facilities.
(a) Normal.
(b) Substandard.
(c) Useful.
(d) So-so.

9. According to Alvord, new _________ support her beliefs of how social activities and relationships are tied to lower mortality rates.
(a) Magazine articles.
(b) Clinical studies.
(c) Journals.
(d) Movements.

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

11. Alvord also tries to avoid _________ and arguments in order to help her baby stay calm.
(a) Situations.
(b) Appointments.
(c) Surgeries.
(d) Confrontations.

12. What is buried on the top of Mount Taylor, in accordance to the Navajo ways?
(a) Her hospital gown.
(b) Red sash.
(c) Umbilical cord.
(d) Placenta.

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

14. Harmony in the _______ also matters in terms of health, according to Alvord.
(a) Traffic.
(b) Building.
(c) Ecosystem.
(d) Exercise.

15. The _______ want to run their own health care system, outside of the Indian Health Service, which Alvord supports.
(a) Children.
(b) Women.
(c) Men.
(d) Navajo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the actual name of the disease that begins to kill the Navajo?

2. Thomas says that he had a call to become a ___________, which Alvord describes after talking with him.

3. Alvord begins to feel the effects of disharmony in her life, which causes her to consider seeing a ____________.

4. What condition is Alvord treating in Melanie at the start of this chapter?

5. In _______, Thomas is the youngest Navajo medicine man, according to the book.

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