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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 did the people talking about the ill brother use the place-names for?

2. What does Basso say of the residents of Cibecue?

3. What does Basso say ecological studies focus on?

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

5. What does Basso say the Western Apache discourse is a product of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Basso think the Western Apache emphasize the importance of the land?

2. How can one understand the landscape according to Basso?

3. What do place-names generate?

4. How do local peoples relate to their geography?

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

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

7. What happened at the end of the summer of 1981?

8. How can cultural constructions be understood, according to Basso?

9. What does "speaking with names" illustrate?

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

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 how cultures preserve their history and examine Edward Spicer's argument that despite a love of their history, Western Apaches would not become tribal historians.

Essay Topic 3

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

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