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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. In _______, Thomas is the youngest Navajo medicine man, according to the book.
(a) 1995.
(b) 1994.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1996.

2. Where does Jon end up asking Lori to marry him, as she is out visiting him during training?
(a) Fort Bragg.
(b) Mendocino.
(c) Gualla.
(d) San Francisco.

3. What do Jon and Lori decide to do in order to start the labor process early?
(a) Have a ceremony.
(b) Pray.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Induce.

4. Alvord also tries to avoid _________ and arguments in order to help her baby stay calm.
(a) Confrontations.
(b) Situations.
(c) Appointments.
(d) Surgeries.

5. What is the nickname that Alvord has already given to her new child, according to this part of the story?
(a) Musa.
(b) Conner.
(c) Kodi.
(d) DJ.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the full name of the IHS, as described in this book as having conducted alleged atrocities?

2. What is in a larger supply since the nut harvest is much larger and needs to be stored away?

3. Pregnancy induced hypertension is also known as ___________, which is the final diagnosis of Alvord at this point.

4. The medicine men point out to the doctors that there is a large supply of __________.

5. What is the ceremony that Thomas has performed in the past, even though he is one of the youngest medicine men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the allegations made against the Indian Health Service in the 1950s?

2. What is the added problem that comes along with the larger than normal harvest on the reservation?

3. What is the experience of Bernice that causes her to be afraid of doctors and of surgeries?

4. What do the medicine men point out to Alvord and others when the deaths begin to occur in the reservation?

5. What are some of the feelings that Alvord has during the ceremony that Thomas does for Alvord and her child?

6. What do Alvord and Jon decide to do to begin the labor process with Kodi?

7. What does a Navajo healer track, according to Alvord's findings?

8. What does Alvord's pregnancy cause her to become reacquainted with, according to the book?

9. What does Alvord want to remember as she is experiencing the labor and its complications?

10. Why is Alvord hesitant to become involved with a white man, according to her writing?

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