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

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

3. Most people on the reservation spoke __________ as their first language, according to Alvord.
(a) English.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Navajo.
(d) Lakota.

4. Alvord's new home is located close to the _________, and her grandmother Grace will live with her there.
(a) Hospital.
(b) Reservation.
(c) School.
(d) Training facilities.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Alvord begins to see how her Native American ________ can aid in her educational process.

3. Navajos have a strong cultural belief that they should never touch _____________.

4. The body, according to Alvord, appeared to be like the Navajo philosophy of the __________.

5. The leading cause of death among the Navajo people is ____________, at the time of this book.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is something Alvord's mother teaches her, though it is not common in the Navajo culture?

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

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

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

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

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