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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. Whose music has Dr. Davis left blaring in the room where she’s left Bernie and Chee tied up in Chapter 21?
2. What symbol is on the bracelet of the murder victim in Chapter 16?
3. Whom does Bernie call after she’s discovered Chee’s cell phone in the museum in Chapter 20?
4. Who is awarded the Leaphorn Award of Valor in Chapter 22?
5. When does the AIRC security officer say that Dr. Davis reset the alarm and left when he and Bernie examine the museum in search of Chee in Chapter 20?
Short Essay Questions
1. What takes place when Bernie goes to Santa Fe to be hypnotized in Chapter 12?
2. What “clue” does Joe Leaphorn relate to Bernie and Chee in Chapter 18?
3. What is the first clue leads to Chee’s discovery of Dr. Davis’s involvement in the crimes in Chapter 19?
4. Why do Bernie and Chee visit Dr. Maxie Davis’s office in Chapter 13? What do they see there?
5. Where do Bernie and Chee spend the night camping in Chapter 14? What potential crime do they learn about at this location?
6. How does Bernie manage to track down Chee and Dr. Davis at the storage facility in Chapter 20?
7. What do Bernie and her mother discuss during Bernie’s visit in Chapter 11?
8. How does Slim Jacobs describe Ellie’s involvement with the vases that were sent to Japan in Chapter 15?
9. What discrepancy is discovered regarding Leaphorn’s reports in Chapter 13?
10. Where does Chee meet Agent Cordova in Chapter 16? Why does Cordova say he sent for Chee?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the character of Officer Jim Chee in the novel. For how long have Chee and Bernie been married? How would you describe their relationship? What characteristics does Chee exhibit throughout the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the narrative style of Spider Woman’s Daughter. Is the story related from a first, second, or third-person narrator? Is the narrator involved in the action? Is the narrator’s perspective omniscient or limited? What effect does each of these choices have on the reader?
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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