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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 was Snakes' Water?

2. How many parts did the project suggested by the chairman of the White Mountain Apache Tribe have?

3. How long did Keith Basso's project take?

4. What does Keith Basso say one cannot do all the time, despite it being captivating?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does sense of place involve?

2. What does each chapter of Wisdom Sits in Places focus on and why?

3. For the Western Apache, how is history a narrative art?

4. What did Charles downplay about Basso?

5. What was the status of the maps as of mid-July?

6. What did part of Basso's research involve?

7. How do the Western Apache see Anglo-American history according to Basso?

8. Why did Basso speak with local consultants?

9. What does Basso say happens when we lose our place, in the "Preface"?

10. What does place-making help construct?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Western Apache theory of wisdom and how it relates to the notion of self.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how knowledge of places illustrates the need for wisdom according to the Western Apache.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the strengths Basso found in the language of the Western Apache and how it differs from other languages.

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