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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. What is the type of cancer that Carolyn Yazzie has, as described during this section of the book?
(a) Brain.
(b) Bone.
(c) Breast.
(d) Lung.

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

3. Dr. Alvord is the first __________ to become a surgeon, according to the book.
(a) Woman.
(b) Undergrad.
(c) Man.
(d) Navajo.

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

5. Alvord's grandmother _________ understands the complexities of living two lives, as she comes from a mixed background.
(a) June.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Anne.
(d) Grace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alvord inherited the _________ of her people, even though her siblings were proud to be American.

2. What is the type of bark that can be used to treat scurvy?

3. Grace ends up marrying an ___________ and has an appreciation of other cultures.

4. Who states that Dezbah is healed from her surgery, according to this section of the book?

5. Alvord believes that patient _______ are dehumanizing and inharmonious, according to her description.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Alvord's father after his troubles with alcohol?

3. What does Gary Rosenberg encourage Alvord to do, though she had not considered it for herself before that time?

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

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

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

7. What do the Navajo first think when they become ill or sick with any kind of disease?

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

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

10. How does Alvord see alcohol and its impact on the Native American people?

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