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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 does Basso say Lola did when she revealed where the brother fell ill?

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

3. What does Nick say Apache stories were made for?

4. What did Basso's theoretical discoveries help him make a legal case for?

5. What does speaking with names produce according to Basso?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Lola Machuse?

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

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

4. What do place-names generate?

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

6. Where is the Cibecue settlement located?

7. What must ethnographers be cautious of, in "Chapter 3, Speaking With Names?"

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of Charles and Morley Cromwell in Basso's study of place-names.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the story of Snakes' Water and discuss its meaning to the Western Apache.

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