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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Wisdom Sits in Places, Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charles Henry say was tied to the places that were first created?
(a) Ancestral speech.
(b) Modern speech.
(c) People.
(d) Sign language.

2. What are the major narrative genres divided by?
(a) Purpose and people.
(b) Time and place.
(c) People and place.
(d) Time and purpose.

3. What was Nick just recovering from in 1981, according to Basso?
(a) A broken arm.
(b) The flu.
(c) Paralysis.
(d) Back surgery.

4. What were the Apaches looking for that named the place Basso and Charles Henry were at?
(a) A safe place to settle.
(b) A place to plant their crop.
(c) A place to bury their dead.
(d) A place to build a temple.

5. Where was Basso's bitten by the centipede?
(a) His head.
(b) His leg.
(c) His foot.
(d) His hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Basso say the Western Apache discourse is a product of?

2. How long does Basso say he had known Nick Thompson?

3. Where did the story told by Emily happen?

4. How many places did the three men travel, according to Chapter 1?

5. What does Keith Basso say was easy even without a written history?

(see the answer key)

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