Skeleton Man | 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

The Grand Canyon - This is the location for the climactic action at the end of the novel.

Second Mesa - Billy Tuve's home is here.

The Navajo Inn - A coffee shop is in this place and is where Joe Leaphorn and his cronies meet to recall the tale of the Skeleton Man.

Short Mountain - Shorty McGinnis runs the trading post at this desolate location.

The El Rancho Motel - The location of Billy Tuve's interrogation by Joanna Craig.

Diamonds - A case of these was lost in a 1956 mid-air...
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