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

2. The form of healing that is used in the Navajo culture is the idea of walking in ___________.
(a) Truth.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Harmony.
(d) Balance.

3. Relationships must be in _______ with others in order to be healthy, according to the Navajo way of thinking.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Commitment.
(c) Truth.
(d) Harmony.

4. The medicine men also teach the white men to use Quinine to treat ___________, according to Alvord's research.
(a) Malaria.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Hepatitis.
(d) Chicken pox.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. There is some evidence now that suggests patients are _________ during surgery and this awareness affects them after.

2. Patients are made to be _________ in the traditional medicine system, according to this book.

3. Who tells Carolyn that the cancer is her fault, according to the description in this section of the book?

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

5. A person can live a long time without a ____________, as Alvord has seen time and time again.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did other doctors at the Gallup Indian Medical Center find challenging?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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