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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who told the story, to the girl on her birthday, of the Apache policeman that acted like a white man?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her father.

2. When does "Chapter 2, Stalking with Stories" start?
(a) June 1980.
(b) June 1981.
(c) June 1982.
(d) June 1984.

3. What does Basso say to pay attention to, in "Chapter 2, Stalking with Stories"?
(a) Who told the story.
(b) Claims people make about themselves.
(c) History.
(d) The lesson the story is teaching.

4. What happened to the girl in the story told by the group, in Chapter 3?
(a) She was stung by a bee.
(b) She ate a berry.
(c) She was bitten by a snake.
(d) She ate a dead horse.

5. What does speaking with names produce according to Basso?
(a) A mental image.
(b) Stories.
(c) Better memory.
(d) Large sentences.

6. What does Basso say ecological studies focus on?
(a) The planet.
(b) The plants.
(c) Systemic level.
(d) Pollution.

7. What does Basso say the Western Apache discourse is a product of?
(a) Stories.
(b) Inative syllables.
(c) Utterance and inaction.
(d) Interlocking utterances and actions.

8. What did Basso's theoretical discoveries help him make a legal case for?
(a) Western Apache land claims.
(b) Western Apache election rights.
(c) Western Apache land rights.
(d) Western Apache casino rights.

9. What do sagas focus on?
(a) Long stories.
(b) Ancient times.
(c) Fun stories.
(d) Modern times.

10. What does Basso say is used to expand the imagination?
(a) History.
(b) Pow Wows.
(c) Smoke tents.
(d) Landscape.

11. What does Basso say the story might have been?
(a) An elaborate insurance scam.
(b) Misinterpreted.
(c) The truth.
(d) A lie.

12. What does Basso say Lola did when she revealed where the brother fell ill?
(a) She lied.
(b) She took a risk.
(c) She betrayed her friend's trust.
(d) She made fun of the man.

13. What was Nick's comment as Basso left Cibecue?
(a) "Your work is invaluable."
(b) "You are a good friend."
(c) "I cannot work for you next season."
(d) "Goodness is all around Cibecue."

14. What are sagas meant for?
(a) Relaxation.
(b) Humiliation.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Discipline.

15. When did Nick Thompson claim to have been born?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1917.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Basso say almost ceased to exist in anthropology?

2. Whose brother does Basso overhear became ill while visiting Lola?

3. What does Basso say is difficult for linguists to explain?

4. What did Lola provide Basso that allowed him to understand the conversation about the ill brother?

5. How many children did Lola Machuse have?

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