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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. The Navajo are taught to always be _________ in dealing with others in their lives.

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

3. There is some evidence now that suggests patients are _________ during surgery and this awareness affects them after.

4. Medicine men and women come to see the person they are treating as a __________ person.

5. ___________ is the only Ivy League school at the time that has more than fifty Native American students.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who has an alcohol problem, which leads Alvord to see alcoholism as a disease?

3. What does Alvord arrange for a cancer patient, Carolyn Yazzie, when she is diagnosed with breast cancer?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Alvord find helps her in the education process, though she had not done well in previous biology courses?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bernice's grandmother is hesitant to have Alvord operate on her granddaughter because of past experiences with Anglos.

Part 1: How do you think Bernice's grandmother feels about surgeons?

Part 2: Why do you think the grandmother is unwilling to separate her history from the present day experience?

Part 3: Do you think Alvord should have talked to the child's father in order to get permission to operate?

Essay Topic 2

Alvord realized the value of having her patients trust her when she was working with and on them.

Part 1: Why does a patient need to trust their doctor?

Part 2: What happens when a patient does not trust their doctor?

Part 3: How can a patient's health be impacted by a less than positive relationship with a doctor?

Essay Topic 3

Alvord comes to see alcoholism as a disease after witnessing the way it impacts the Navajo people.

Part 1: How would you define the condition of alcoholism?

Part 2: Do you think the alcoholism is a problem that can be stopped in the Navajo people?

Part 3: Why would a people who want to live in balance turn to alcohol?

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