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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 is referred to in Chapter 13 as “the land between the sacred mountains” that Chee believes the sing ritual should be properly performed?
2. Who does Largo say he’ll have talk to Mrs. Benally instead of Chee in Chapter 16?
3. Where is the FBI’s award ceremony held in Chapter 22?
4. What agreement does Bernie tell her sister that they made in Chapter 11?
5. What symbol does Leaphorn draw after Chee tells him that Bernie found the woman that shot him in Chapter 21?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Chee learn from the hospital chaplain in Santa Fe in Chapter 18? How does Chee respond?
2. What family problems does Bernie face when she visits her mother in Chapter 17?
3. What clue leads Bernie to AIRC to look for Chee in Chapter 20? What does she find when she arrives?
4. What does Slim Jacobs tell Bernie about his meeting with Ellie in Chapter 15?
5. When does Chee arrive home in Chapter 11? What does he give to Bernie when he comes home?
6. How does Dr. Davis describe Ellie’s motivations for undervaluing the Anasazi pots in Chapter 19?
7. Where does Chee meet Agent Cordova in Chapter 16? Why does Cordova say he sent for Chee?
8. What do Bernie and her mother discuss during Bernie’s visit in Chapter 11?
9. How does Chee manage to find the name of EFB Appraisals’ owner and contact information in Chapter 13?
10. How is Leaphorn’s missing AIRC report described in Chapter 12?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Culture and Tradition in Spider Woman’s Daughter
a. Discuss the ways that Navajo culture differs from white culture as seen in the novel. How do Bernie and Chee and the other Navajo characters view white and white traditions?
b. How do the themes of culture and tradition apply to the Anasazi pottery and the Navajo rugs that are illustrated throughout the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the setting of Window Rock, Arizona and its relation to the greater Navajo Nation. How large is the city of Window Rock? How large is the Navajo Nation? How does the narrator describe the setting of Window Rock in the novel?
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