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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 is missing from the deer?
2. What does Leaphorn do while Susanne cries?
3. What does Ted Isaacs plan to do with the information he receives from Leaphorn in the last chapter?
4. John O' Malley tells Leaphorn that the killings are related to what?
5. At the beginning of Chapter 15, what does Leaphorn find on the saddleback slope?
Short Essay Questions
1. John O'Malley is watching for seven people he believes are involved in the narcotics operation. Who does Leaphorn recognize from the seven photographs?
2. What law-enforcement agencies are interested in the crimes at Zuni and why?
3. After leaving the Bowlegs hogan in Chapter 14, what is Leaphorn's plan for the investigation.
4. Father Ingles is impressed with George Bowlegs. Why?
5. Who are the people who are hunting in Chapter 15, and what are they hunting?
6. Leaphorn tells Susanne about Sa. Who or what is Sa?
7. In Chapter 16, Leaphorn is shot with a hypodermic dart. How was this done?
8. Describe Leaphorn's view at the beginning of Chapter 18.
9. What is Ted Isaacs's background?
10. When Dance Hall of the Dead ends, where is Susanne most likely?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
After the death of Shorty Bowlegs, Leaphorn assumes responsibility for Cecil Bowlegs. Discuss the Navajo concept of family and children.
Essay Topic 2
Although angry at Isaacs for choosing his job over Susanne, Leaphorn tells him all the facts and allows Isaacs to decide what to do with those facts. What do you think Isaacs will choose to do? Will he be honest about the dig site with authorities or will he take credit for his findings? Give reasons for your answers based on Isaacs's behavior and words throughout the book.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 5, the reader learns that the commune is named Jason's Fleece after the myth of Jason and the Golden Fleece. The Navajo have their own myths, such as that of Monster Slayer and Born of Water. Compare and contrast the myths of the different cultures in Dance Hall of the Dead and their symbolism.
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