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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. Traditionally, the Navajos are supposed to be in deference to __________, but Alvord make sure this didn't happen.

2. What military branch does Jon join after he and Lori have been married?

3. Where does Alvord go in order to have the induction process begun?

4. What is the trouble with Alvord's recommended course of treatment? She is __________.

5. How old is Kodi when his great-grandmother has a stroke and ends up passing away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Alvord encouraged to go see a medicine man during her pregnancy?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Jon tell Dr. Alvord when Jon's dog becomes seriously injured as a result of a car accident?

9. What happens when Alvord works on a surgery with an Army Special Forces medic trainee, according to the book?

10. How does Alvord describe the ideal hospital setting, which is unlike the traditional setting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Navajo people were deeply oppressed by others, causing them to have troubles handling their lives and their feelings about their lives.

Part 1: Why were the Navajo people oppressed by others?

Part 2: How might a people become oppressed by another group of people?

Part 3: Can the Navajo people change the way that others feel about them? Is this their job to do so?

Essay Topic 2

Alvord notices that many surgeons look at human beings like machines, rather than human beings.

Part 1: Why might a surgeon look at a patient like a machine?

Part 2: What is the value of depersonalizing and dehumanizing a surgical patient?

Part 3: How might a surgeon do better work if they look at patients like human beings?

Essay Topic 3

The Navajo believe the cancer is something that is caused by a bad deed or an evil action.

Part 1: Do you believe the cancer might be partially caused by an action or an emotion?

Part 2: How do you think science shows that cancer is caused by evil actions?

Part 3: Do you think that cancer is something of which to be frightened today?

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