Listening Woman | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Navajo Route One - The road where Joe Leaphorn is traveling with the Begay boy in custody when he first encounters the man he later learns is James Tso.

Short Mountain Trading Post - The out-of-the-way trading post owned by McGinnis where Leaphorn first encounters Theodora Adams.

Tuba City - Where the substation of the police department is and where Leaphorn reports after having lost Begay.

Arizona State - Where Leaphorn studied anthropology.

Mud Dinee - The name give to the Listening Woman's clan.

Albuquerque - Where Leaphorn goes to get more information...
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