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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. Patients are made to be _________ in the traditional medicine system, according to this book.
(a) Dehumanized.
(b) Passive.
(c) Dramatized.
(d) Active.

2. Robert teachers his daughters simple Navajo ________ as well a explains to them the interconnectedness of the world.
(a) Water chants.
(b) Parables.
(c) Crafts.
(d) Insights.

3. The body, according to Alvord, appeared to be like the Navajo philosophy of the __________.
(a) Land.
(b) Water.
(c) Beauty Way.
(d) Universe.

4. The fact that Alvord is a _______ often meant that she was not recognized as a Navajo by her fellow tribespeople.
(a) Priest.
(b) Sister.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Woman.

5. __________ among the Navajo were challenging for some doctors, according to the book's description.
(a) Superstitions.
(b) Rites.
(c) Songs.
(d) Families.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of Alvord's parents is a full-blooded Navajo person, according to this book?

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

4. Alvord knows that _______ patients needed to be handled with care, especially when it comes to end of life decisions.

5. For Alvord, coming back to the _____________ is difficult and painful at times.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alvord believe her story is important for Navajo girls to hear, which is why she writes this book?

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

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

4. What could the Navajo people not believe about the disease of cancer, as they had no word for it?

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

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

7. What kind of job does Alvord have when she is fourteen and living on the reservation?

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

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

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

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