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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Quoting the Ancestors.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Basso say names of places tended to indicate?
(a) A larger population.
(b) A smaller clan.
(c) A good imagination
(d) Wetter climates in early generations.

2. What was Juniper Tree Stands Alone?
(a) A river.
(b) A forest.
(c) A sandy area.
(d) A flat area containing houses.

3. What does Keith Basso say the sense of place is a possession of?
(a) Clans.
(b) Society.
(c) Particular individuals.
(d) Tribes.

4. What was Keith Basso's mother's name?
(a) Etolia S. Basso.
(b) Sophie S. Basso.
(c) Margarette S. Basso.
(d) Lila S. Basso.

5. How long did Basso stay at Charles Henry's house on a break, in "Chapter 1, Quoting the Ancestors"?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 6 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Leslie Silko?

2. What does Keith Basso argue our sense of place is as natural as?

3. How many parts did the project suggested by the chairman of the White Mountain Apache Tribe have?

4. Why did Charles Henry decide to stop working for Basso?

5. When did Edward Spicer say Western Apache would not become tribal historians?

(see the answer key)

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