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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 12, where is grid Seventeen W that Isaacs is working from?
(a) On top of the ridge.
(b) In the center of the site.
(c) Farthest from the trailer.
(d) In a gully.

3. In Chapter 14, what passenger does Leaphorn pick up on the way to the Zuni Lake?
(a) Otis.
(b) Cecil Bowlegs.
(c) Susanne.
(d) A Zuni boy.

4. In Chapter 16, what type of gun hits Leaphorn?
(a) Carbon dioxide pellet gun.
(b) 30-30.
(c) .45 caliber.
(d) 30-06.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leaphorn give Ted Isaacs in the last chapter?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 15, what does Leaphorn find on the saddleback slope?

3. What are Acoma and Isleta?

4. What is the age and sex of Susanne's sibling?

5. As Chapter 15 ends, Leaphorn is only able to take how many steps?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Dance Hall of the Dead ends, where is Susanne most likely?

2. After leaving the Bowlegs hogan in Chapter 14, what is Leaphorn's plan for the investigation.

3. What is Ted Isaacs's background?

4. John O'Malley is watching for seven people he believes are involved in the narcotics operation. Who does Leaphorn recognize from the seven photographs?

5. Although George Bowlegs is mentioned often in the book, the reader doesn't see him until Chapter 19 when he appears in front of Leaphorn.

6. What has Susanne learned about deer from George Bowlegs?

7. What are the Koyemshi, and what is their significance?

8. Who is in the procession of the Council of the Gods?

9. Father Ingles is impressed with George Bowlegs. Why?

10. What law-enforcement agencies are interested in the crimes at Zuni and why?

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