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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. During what month does Alvord find out she is pregnant, according to this section of the book?
(a) Sixth.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Second.
(d) Fifth.

2. What is the experience of Melanie's relative that makes her want to avoid the surgery? When this person was young, she was brought to ___________.
(a) White boarding schools.
(b) Sterilization clinics.
(c) Reservations.
(d) Army quarters.

3. On what day of the induction do the drugs begin to work in Lori's body, according to the book?
(a) First.
(b) Second.
(c) Third.
(d) Fifth.

4. Alvord says her pregnancy allows her to become closer to all of the ___________ around her.
(a) Injustices.
(b) Evil.
(c) Errors.
(d) Suffering.

5. What military branch does Jon join after he and Lori have been married?
(a) New Mexico National Guard.
(b) New Mexico Air Force.
(c) New Mexico Navy.
(d) New Mexico Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Jon and Lori decide to do in order to start the labor process early?

2. Alvord begins to worry that she may have cut a _________ during Florena's surgery.

3. Who presides over the ceremony between Jon and Lori when they get married the following year?

4. The first that is described in #157 is a sign that the ________ of the baby has attached to the body.

5. Alvord does not like to be away from her tribe, but she knows it helps to break the ___________ for other Navajo.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is special about Thomas' position as a medicine man in 1955?

2. What does Thomas Hataathlii perform and do as his profession?

3. What are some of the accolades that Alvord enjoys as a result of helping with the Dartmouth Native American Program?

4. What does Alvord find out from John when they go out for lunch together, according to the book?

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

6. What is the problem with Melanie Begay's appendix surgery?

7. What happens to Kodi's grandmother, Grace, at the beginning of this chapter?

8. What happens behind Bernice's back as the hospital staff attempts to get Melanie the surgery she needs?

9. Why does Alvord choose the name she does for her child during her pregnancy?

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

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