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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Chapter 15 ends, Leaphorn is only able to take how many steps?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

2. In the early part of Chapter 16, what affects Leaphorn's ability to move and talk?
(a) A paralytic drug.
(b) Bleeding.
(c) Poison.
(d) Pain.

3. What does Leaphorn do while Susanne cries?
(a) Turns away to look at the horizon.
(b) Pats her on the back.
(c) Talks about Navajo mythology about death.
(d) Tries to calm her.

4. According to legend, who teaches Clumsy Boy the prayers for hunting deer?
(a) Zuni War God.
(b) Father Coyote.
(c) Sun Father.
(d) Chakwena.

5. What are Koyemshi?
(a) Sacred clowns.
(b) Kachina.
(c) Totems.
(d) Representatives of the Gods.

6. What is missing from the deer?
(a) Some of the venison.
(b) Stomach.
(c) Only the hide.
(d) Heart, liver, and gall bladder.

7. In Chapter 18, what does Leaphorn believe will hide him from others in his stakeout over the Zuni village?
(a) Chamiso and pinon.
(b) Scrub brush.
(c) Juniper and a boulder.
(d) Desert-colored clothing.

8. Who states that deer are far-sighted?
(a) Susanne.
(b) Halsey.
(c) Leaphorn.
(d) George Bowlegs.

9. What type of deer had been killed by George's gun?
(a) Young doe.
(b) Older doe.
(c) Young, four-point buck.
(d) Older, six-point buck.

10. In Chapter 18, what hangs over the Zuni pueblo?
(a) Dust.
(b) Thin layer of ice crystals.
(c) Fear.
(d) Blue smoke from cooking.

11. Who refers to George Bowlegs as "about half genius and half crazy"?
(a) Father Ingles.
(b) Susanne.
(c) Cecil Bowlegs.
(d) Ted Isaacs.

12. What are Acoma and Isleta?
(a) Towns in Arizona.
(b) Nearby lakes.
(c) School.
(d) Other Pueblos.

13. What does Leaphorn give Ted Isaacs in the last chapter?
(a) The prayer plume.
(b) The flint from the fetish.
(c) A turquoise bear.
(d) A note from Susanne.

14. What do the Mudhead wear during the dance of Shalako?
(a) Leather breeches, moccasins, and a headband.
(b) Regular clothing and a mask.
(c) Black breechcloth, neck scarf, moccasins, and mask.
(d) Ceremonial robes.

15. What taboo did Ernesto worry he had broken?
(a) Teaching George the Zuni religion.
(b) Talking about being Little Fire God to George.
(c) Feeling and expressing anger.
(d) Stealing from Dr. Reynolds' truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, where is the sky-diving exhibition that Leaphorn hears about on the radio?

2. In Zuni mythology, what is the penalty for sacrilege?

3. Who does Leaphorn recognize from the photos that John O'Malley shows him?

4. Why does Halsey think the commune's location is legal?

5. In Chapter 16, what does Leaphorn find inside the fetish offering?

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