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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. It is important to keep the _______ healthy to heal the body, according to this section of the book.
(a) Feet.
(b) Mind.
(c) Hands.
(d) Heart.

2. What is NOT one of the components of a normal Navajo diet?
(a) Sweets.
(b) Grains.
(c) Limited meat.
(d) Beans.

3. Navajos have a strong cultural belief that they should never touch _____________.
(a) The sick.
(b) The living.
(c) The dead.
(d) The liars.

4. What did Alvord NOT have that makes it difficult when she wants to apply to medical school?
(a) Health.
(b) Books.
(c) Time.
(d) Money.

5. Alvord respects her patients desire to have __________ before they have any surgery.
(a) Ceremonies.
(b) Smoke lodges.
(c) Gatherings of family.
(d) Sacrifices.

Short Answer Questions

1. Navajo people often want the removed _________ back after the surgery is complete, according to tradition.

2. Alvord's grandmother _________ understands the complexities of living two lives, as she comes from a mixed background.

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

4. Jesus Arviso is a _________ translator who was eventually adopted into the tribe, according to Alvord.

5. The school where Alvord is accepted has a __________ Native American community, according to the book.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is one of the most important parts of Navajo healing in the culture?

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

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

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

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

7. What did Alvord know about the Night Chant, despite what her medical training taught her?

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

9. How does Alvord continue to celebrate her animal totem and her strong sense of self?

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

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