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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. Jesus Arviso is a _________ translator who was eventually adopted into the tribe, according to Alvord.
(a) Spaniard.
(b) Greek.
(c) French.
(d) Russian.

2. Alvord's ________ has troubles with alcohol too, which allows her to see alcoholism as a disease rather than a character flaw.
(a) Uncle.
(b) Mother.
(c) Brother.
(d) Father.

3. Navajos do not dream of a __________, as this is not passed down to daughters in the culture.
(a) Marriage.
(b) Single life.
(c) Better life.
(d) Education.

4. In what state was Dr. Alvord born before she was moved onto the reservation with her parents?
(a) Texas.
(b) Oregon.
(c) California.
(d) Washington.

5. _______ eventually has to make a decision about whether to stay on or to leave the reservation.
(a) Grace.
(b) Alvord.
(c) June.
(d) Anna.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Patients can often feel ____________ and forgotten when they are in the Western medicine system.

3. A ___________ is a song that's needed to cure a person of their illness in the Navajo culture.

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

5. Alvord sees alcohol as the lubrication of __________ which allows other people to dominate the Navajo people.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Navajo discouraged from doing in order to become more humble?

2. Who has an alcohol problem, which leads Alvord to see alcoholism as a disease?

3. What happens during the surgery of Evelyn Bitsui, which leads to Alvord improving her bedside manner?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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