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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. Every dominant culture, according to Alvord, accuses the subordinate cultures of not being __________.
(a) Truthful.
(b) Advanced.
(c) Clean.
(d) Ready.

2. Florena ________, a patient of Dr. Alvord's, comes down with a disease and dies after surgery.
(a) Trenne.
(b) Smith.
(c) Woody.
(d) Grount.

3. What is the medical symptom Alvord begins to have during this portion of her pregnancy?
(a) Kidney infections.
(b) Headaches.
(c) Stomach aches.
(d) Pelvic pain.

4. How many other deans does Alvord work with in order to plan for the medical school?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

5. What is the nickname that Alvord has chosen short for?
(a) Connoli.
(b) Musamesa.
(c) Dear Juniper.
(d) Kodiak.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Alvord go in order to have the induction process begun?

3. Alvord describes herself as _________ during her pregnancy, not just because of the actions she takes.

4. Traditionally, the Navajos are supposed to be in deference to __________, but Alvord make sure this didn't happen.

5. What is the elective surgery that Florena had that then resulted in her death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Alvord encouraged to go see a medicine man during her pregnancy?

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

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

5. What is the elective surgery that Florena Woody has, which is generally complication free?

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

7. What does Jon tell Dr. Alvord when Jon's dog becomes seriously injured as a result of a car accident?

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

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

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

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