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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Speaking With Names.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years did Keith Basso say he had spent in a village of Western Apaches when he stumbled onto place-names?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 35 years.
(d) 16 years.

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

3. Basso says that tales merge elements of _____?
(a) Space and symbols.
(b) Time, space, and symbols.
(c) Time and symbols.
(d) Time and space.

4. How many children did Lola Machuse have?
(a) 9 children.
(b) 4 children.
(c) 5 children.
(d) 8 children.

5. What does Keith say about the name Juniper Tree Stands Alone?
(a) It was not known why it was chosen.
(b) It was the same pronunciation in Apache.
(c) It was chosen by an old woman.
(d) It was based on a story of two boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Keith Basso in 1959?

2. What was Nick's comment as Basso left Cibecue?

3. What does Keith Basso say must be lived as well?

4. According to legend, why were the owners of Shades of Shit forced to stay home?

5. Who was the local clan leader of the Juniper Tree Stands Alone, at the time of Basso's project?

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