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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 the trade of Betty Cowboy, who also succumbs to the deadly disease, according to the book?

2. How many other deans does Alvord work with in order to plan for the medical school?

3. Who is the person in Melanie's family that does not want to go ahead with the surgery?

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

5. Florena ________, a patient of Dr. Alvord's, comes down with a disease and dies after surgery.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Alvord first becomes pregnant with her first child?

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

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

4. What is placed on Alvord's body during the c-section procedure?

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

6. What does Alvord believe happened during Florena's surgery, which may have led to her death?

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

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. What is so special to the Navajo about a baby's first laugh, according to Alvord?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alvord has a medicine man come out to bless the new ICU when it is built, something that had not been done before.

Part 1: What is the purpose of having the ICU blessed?

Part 2: How would the blessed ICU help those who were not Navajo?

Part 3: Do you think that hospitals should have more blessings of their facilities?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

When a Navajo person becomes ill, they wonder what ritual or norm they broke.

Part 1: How might being out of balance in life lead to sickness?

Part 2: Why do you think the Navajo don't necessarily think of a virus or a germ causing them to be sick?

Part 3: What do you think when you first begin to show signs of illness?

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