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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. Agent Cordova calls Bernie in Chapter 9 to set up a meeting with her and whom?

2. Where does Agent Cordova ask Bernie to have a meeting with him tomorrow when he calls in Chapter 9?

3. Who is the office manager that answers when Bernie calls the Shiprock station to ask for Chee in Chapter 7?

4. Who was the suspect in the case from Leaphorn’s investigative files that involved insurance fraud on a rug from the Long Walk in Chapter 5?

5. 170 miles.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting of Chapter 1? Who is in attendance at the meeting that takes place in this chapter?

2. How does Dr. Collingsworth respond to the contents of the envelope that Bernie delivers to him in Chapter 7?

3. What information does Chee learn from Mrs. Tsosie in Chapter 10?

4. What information about Leaphorn does Bernie relate to the FBI agent that arrives on the crime scene in Chapter 1?

5. What possible leads to Bernie and Chee find when they examine Leaphorn’s old files in Chapter 5?

6. What inner conflict does Bernie face in the beginning of Chapter 7? How is it resolved?

7. What information does Bernie learn from the office manager at the police station in Chapter 7?

8. What does Agent Cordova relate when he calls Bernie in Chapter 9? How does Chee respond?

9. What new lead does Chee tell Bernie about in Chapter 9? How is the suspect tied to Leaphorn?

10. How does Bernie come to witness the crime that takes place in Chapter 1? What does she witness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of family in Spider Woman’s Daughter. How is this theme illustrated through Bernie’s mother and sister? What relationship does Chee have with his family? How is “family” related to “clan” within the Navajo Nation?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the protagonist of the novel, Officer Bernie Manuelito. How does Bernie differ from the other protagonists of the Hillerman series? What “heroic” qualities does Bernie exhibit in the narrative? How does Bernie’s character evolve in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Dr. John Collingsworth in the novel. How does Bernie first come to meet Dr. Collingsworth? How would you describe Dr. Collingsworth’s behavior during this meeting? What involvement does Dr. Collingsworth have in the shooting of Leaphorn?

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