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

2. ___________ is the only Ivy League school at the time that has more than fifty Native American students.
(a) Princeton.
(b) Yale.
(c) Dartmouth.
(d) Harvard.

3. Robert Cupp turns to __________ in order to cope with the years of oppression he suffers at the hands of others.
(a) Drugs.
(b) Writing.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Affairs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. ________ scares Alvord as well since so many dollars are poured into research, only to have it not be easy to treat.

2. In what state does Alvord have her surgical practice, according to this chapter?

3. What is the type of surgery that Evelyn Bitsui has to have during this section of the book's narrative?

4. What is the last name of Dr. Alvord, according to the description of her life in this chapter?

5. Where is Alvord encouraged to go by Rosenberg, even though she does not think she is capable?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Alvord have to do as a child growing up that causes her to choose between her heritages?

4. What happens among the Navajo people when Alvord becomes a doctor?

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

6. What does Alvord think about patient histories and how they describe the patients?

7. What does Alvord find helps her in the education process, though she had not done well in previous biology courses?

8. What was the background of one of Alvord's grandfathers, which allows her grandmother to understand Alvord's conflict?

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

10. What is the problem that requires Dezbah Tsosie to have surgery with Alvord?

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