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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Native American history shows how other cultures have come to see their race as ____________.
(a) Inferior.
(b) Superior.
(c) Ignorable.
(d) Useless.

2. The Navajo are taught to always be _________ in dealing with others in their lives.
(a) Secretive.
(b) Sullen.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Humble.

3. For how many days would people in the ceremony help to sing and dance with the person that is ill?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Four.
(d) Nine.

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

5. For how long is Carolyn missing before Dr. Alvord finds her?
(a) One day.
(b) One year.
(c) One month.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jesus Arviso is a _________ translator who was eventually adopted into the tribe, according to Alvord.

2. Where does Alvord decide to work with Gary Rosenberg, according to the book?

3. The school where Alvord is accepted has a __________ Native American community, according to the book.

4. Alvord didn't expect much of college until she met a Navajo student from ____________.

5. Alvord comes to look at the ________ of the being of each of her patients, according to the book.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are end of life decisions difficult for many Navajos to make, according to Alvord's observations?

2. What is the job that Alvord takes after she graduates from Dartmouth?

3. What is the ancestral diet of the Navajo, according to Alvord?

4. What do the Navajo people think causes cancer in those who are stricken with it?

5. What was special about the student population at Dartmouth, where Alvord sent her college application?

6. What is one of the most important parts of Navajo healing in the culture?

7. What happens during the surgery of Evelyn Bitsui, which leads to Alvord improving her bedside manner?

8. What are some of the roles that a woman may play within the matriarchal society of the Navajo?

9. What is the background of Alvord's parents which makes her distinctly capable of working within two worlds of thought?

10. What does Alvord arrange for a cancer patient, Carolyn Yazzie, when she is diagnosed with breast cancer?

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