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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. Bernice is scared of anyone who wants to ________ into her granddaughter, according to this section of the book.

2. Alvord is told that she needs to stop ________ because of her pregnancy related condition.

3. Alvord also tries to avoid _________ and arguments in order to help her baby stay calm.

4. What is the year in which Jon and Lori meet, according to the book?

5. Where do Alvord and Thomas go in order to perform the ceremony for her baby?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Kodi's grandmother, Grace, at the beginning of this chapter?

3. What happens behind Bernice's back as the hospital staff attempts to get Melanie the surgery she needs?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What do Alvord and Jon decide to do to begin the labor process with Kodi?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Alvord decides to avoid any sort of violence when she finds out she is pregnant.

Part 1: Do you think babies can sense violence in the world around them, even in utero?

Part 2: How do you think Alvord is limited in the things she could avoid when pregnant?

Part 3: Why do you think being pregnant means a person needs to change their life? Or does it?

Essay Topic 3

Alvord's mother was unlike other Navajo mothers, encouraging her daughters to want more in life.

Part 1: Do you think it's a good idea to encourage children to want more out of life?

Part 2: Why do you think the Navajo do not encourage children to want more from life?

Part 3: How do you feel about wanting more out of your own life?

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