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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alvord's first name, as given to her when she was born?

2. For Alvord, coming back to the _____________ is difficult and painful at times.

3. What is the type of surgery that Evelyn Bitsui has to have during this section of the book's narrative?

4. How many Navajo students were at the school of the person that Alvord meets and finds to be an inspiration?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the problem that requires Dezbah Tsosie to have surgery with Alvord?

6. What do the Navajo first think when they become ill or sick with any kind of disease?

7. How does Alvord see alcohol and its impact on the Native American people?

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

9. Why does Alvord believe her story is important for Navajo girls to hear, which is why she writes this book?

10. What did other doctors at the Gallup Indian Medical Center find challenging?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alvord has troubles with dissecting a cadaver as the Navajo believe the dead should not be touched.

Part 1: Why do you think it is not respectful to touch the dead, according to the Navajo tradition?

Part 2: Do you think Alvord should have dissected the cadaver anyway?

Part 3: What might you have done if you were in Alvord's position?

Essay Topic 2

Alvord did not have a strong bedside manner at the start of her career, though she sought to change this.

Part 1: What are the benefits of having a positive bedside manner?

Part 2: What are some of the benefits of having a less than friendly bedside manner?

Part 3: Would you rather have a friendly doctor or a doctor who doesn't mince words? Why?

Essay Topic 3

The Navajo think that singing can help people bring their bodies back into a state of wellness.

Part 1: How do you think singing helps people begin to heal their bodies?

Part 2: Would you use a song in order to make yourself feel better?

Part 3: Why do you think a song might make a person feel better about their health issues?

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