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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. On what day of the induction do the drugs begin to work in Lori's body, according to the book?

2. In the ________, there are accusations against the IHS that Native American women were sterilized.

3. Thomas also knows parts of the nine day _________ ceremony.

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

5. How old is Jon when he and Lori first meet, which causes a certain strain on their relationship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alvord do in order to support her child's harmony and health during her pregnancy?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What are some of the feelings that Alvord has during the ceremony that Thomas does for Alvord and her child?

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

9. Why is Alvord hesitant to become involved with a white man, according to her writing?

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

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

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 3

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?

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