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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. What word from Chapter 10 refers to the consideration of some subject, or to engage in contemplation about man’s destiny?

2. 170 miles.

3. What is the name of the woman that Joe Leaphorn lives with?

4. Who does Chee say found Leaphorn’s cat in Chapter 8?

5. At what elevation is Shiprock, New Mexico said to be at in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Chee stop at Earl’s Restaurant in Chapter 10? What does Chee do there?

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

3. Where is Chee going in the beginning of Chapter 6? Why? What does he remark about their leads before he leaves?

4. What does Bernie find when she arrives at Joe Leaphorn’s home in Chapter 2?

5. What is the last action on the case that Largo asks of Bernie in Chapter 2?

6. Why does Captain Largo tell Bernie to take a few days off work in Chapter 2?

7. What does Bernie discover when she arrives at her mother’s house in Chapter 4?

8. What is an example of foreshadowing that takes place in Chapter 6? What does it foretell?

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

10. What do Bernie and Chee make of the phone call from Louisa in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Gloria Benally in the narrative. Where is Mrs. Benally when she is first introduced? How does Mrs. Benally interact with the police officers? Why is Mrs. Benally ruled out as a suspect in the shooting?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Captain Largo in the novel. What is Bernie’s relationship like with her boss? How does Largo know Leaphorn? Why does Largo choose to take Bernie off the investigation into Leaphorn’s shooting?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of tradition and culture in Spider Woman’s Daughter. How is tradition perceived by Bernie and Chee and others within the Navajo Nation? How does Darleen differ in her views of tradition and culture? In what ways do the traditions and cultures of the Navajos clash with those of the whites in the story?

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