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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 do sagas focus on?

2. When does "Chapter 2, Stalking with Stories" start?

3. What does Basso say of the conversation about the ill brother?

4. What are the major narrative genres divided by?

5. Where did the brother fall ill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a distinct characteristic of the Western Apache, according to Basso?

2. What happens to children who do not learn to tie places and names?

3. What does the land make people do, according to the Western Apache?

4. What was the story of the Line of White Rocks Extends Up and Out?

5. What happened to Louise's brother, and what did the Apaches say?

6. What looks after the Western Apache, according to Basso?

7. What difficulty do linguists have with Western Apache?

8. Where is the Cibecue settlement located?

9. What does Nick Thompson encourage Basso to do in June 1980, and what did Nick maintain about the Western Apache?

10. What does Basso advise people to pay attention to, in "Chapter 2, Stalking with Stories?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine how children who do not learn to tie places and names with historical tales are affected.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the social implications of using place-names as discussed by Basso.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of Nick Thompson in Basso's study of place names.

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