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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 word from Chapter 10 refers to the consideration of some subject, or to engage in contemplation about man’s destiny?

2. What officer does Bernie encounter at the convenience store she stops at on her way to her mother’s in Chapter 10?

3. Who is Bernie’s sister that is described in Chapter 2 as “on the road to becoming a lost young woman”?

4. Who is the office manager that answers when Bernie calls the Shiprock station to ask for Chee in Chapter 7?

5. How far will Bernie be driving to visit Joe Leaphorn (each way) at the hospital in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Agent Cordova relate when he calls Bernie in Chapter 9? How does Chee respond?

2. How are the contents of Leaphorn’s journal described in Chapter 7?

3. What information does Garrison Tsosie relate to Chee when he is questioned in Chapter 10?

4. How does Bernie come to witness the crime that takes place in Chapter 1? What does she witness?

5. What does Mrs. Benally tell Bernie about her use of the car in Chapter 3?

6. How do Jackson Benally’s story and alibi change during his interrogation in Chapter 8?

7. What is an example of foreshadowing that takes place in Chapter 6? What does it foretell?

8. What do Bernie and Chee make of the phone call from Louisa in Chapter 5?

9. What inner conflict does Bernie face in the beginning of Chapter 7? How is it resolved?

10. What does Louisa say to Bernie and Chee when she calls in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Revenge in Spider Woman’s Daughter

a. Who are the different suspects in the shooting of Joe Leaphorn? What are the motives of each of these suspects?

b. Discuss Dr. Davis’s reasons for committing the crimes she commits in the novel. What are Dr. Davis’s motivations?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the settings of Fort Defiance and Toadlena. Where are these settings in relation to Shiprock and Window Rock? How populous is the area where Bernie’s mother lives? How does Bernie compare this area with her own neighborhood?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Darleen in the novel. How much younger is Darleen than her sister Bernie? How are Darleen and Bernie similar? How are they different? Why does Darleen’s behavior in the novel create tension in Bernie’s family?

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