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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. Alvord wants to bring in a __________ for Carolyn in order to help her with her cancer.
(a) Medicine man.
(b) New treatment.
(c) Cancer specialist.
(d) Family member.

2. Alvord and her sisters never think the media's representation of ___________ has anything to do with them.
(a) Whites.
(b) Children.
(c) Hispanics.
(d) Indians.

3. What is a common condition among the Navajo people, which is why they have to have surgery so often?
(a) Large gallstones.
(b) Bad livers.
(c) Throat cancers.
(d) Kidney stones.

4. Who was often impatient with those who did a poor job and did not like to be questioned?
(a) Dr. Alvord.
(b) Jon.
(c) Job.
(d) The nurses.

5. During the ceremony, many people sing songs that talk about the beauty of the _____________.
(a) Shooting stars.
(b) Sick person.
(c) Universe.
(d) Earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the type of cancer that Carolyn Yazzie has, as described during this section of the book?

2. What part of Evelyn's body is partially paralyzed as a result of the surgery, according to the book?

3. Native American history shows how other cultures have come to see their race as ____________.

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

5. The Navajo have no word for ________, which is a part of why it is so scary to them when it comes up.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Alvord find to be the case with many professional surgeons around her?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Alvord continue to celebrate her animal totem and her strong sense of self?

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

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

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

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