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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. Who is Chee’s uncle that he wishes could see the artifacts at the AIRC museum in Chapter 13?

2. What is the name of the hospital chaplain at the Santa Fe hospital where Leaphorn is being treated in Chapter 18?

3. What does Bernie discover next to Chee’s cell phone on the floor of the museum in Chapter 20?

4. What kind of cigarettes does Dr. Davis smoke?

5. Who was Bernie’s favorite teacher at the university she attended?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chee learn from the hospital chaplain in Santa Fe in Chapter 18? How does Chee respond?

2. What clue leads Bernie to AIRC to look for Chee in Chapter 20? What does she find when she arrives?

3. How is Leaphorn’s condition described in Chapter 12? What request does he make of Chee?

4. Where does Chee meet Agent Cordova in Chapter 16? Why does Cordova say he sent for Chee?

5. What do Bernie and Chee learn from the secretary at AIRC when they arrive in Chapter 13?

6. What family problems does Bernie face when she visits her mother in Chapter 17?

7. How does Slim Jacobs describe Ellie’s involvement with the vases that were sent to Japan in Chapter 15?

8. What discrepancy is discovered regarding Leaphorn’s reports in Chapter 13?

9. Why do Bernie and Chee visit Dr. Maxie Davis’s office in Chapter 13? What do they see there?

10. What “clue” does Joe Leaphorn relate to Bernie and Chee in Chapter 18?

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 analyze the character of Dr. Maxie Davis in the narrative. How is Dr. Davis connected to Joe Leaphorn, Jackson Benally, Eleanor Friedman-Bernal, and Slim Jacobs? What is Davis’s involvement in the shooting of Leaphorn? How is this revealed?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Jackson Benally and his interrogation in Chapter 8. Where does Jackson first say he was during the crime? How does his story change? Do any of Jackson’s alibis stand up for him?

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