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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. How many sisters does Dr. Alvord have, according to her family history?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Zero.

2. ________ scares Alvord as well since so many dollars are poured into research, only to have it not be easy to treat.
(a) Hanta virus.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Pneumonia.

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

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

5. Grace ends up marrying an ___________ and has an appreciation of other cultures.
(a) Irishman.
(b) Englishman.
(c) Ojibuwe.
(d) Welshman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alvord believes a part of the problem with Evelyn's outcome is that Alvord does not __________ the patient.

2. __________ have a strong role in the Navajo culture, helping to create structure and order.

3. The Navajo are taught to always be _________ in dealing with others in their lives.

4. What are Navajo men particularly vulnerable toward, which causes many maladies among Navajo men?

5. What is the kind of necklace that Alvord wears, in accordance with her animal totem?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What was the background of one of Alvord's grandfathers, which allows her grandmother to understand Alvord's conflict?

8. What happens among the Navajo people when Alvord becomes a doctor?

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

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

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