Skeleton Man | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1

1. Why is Joe Leaphorn restless?

He just retired from the Navajo Police Force

2. What case has recently been solved?

The skeleton man.

3. What is Joe attempting to do?

Articulate his beliefs about how things work in the universe.

4. What is the systems theory?

All events and things in the universe are ultimately connected.

5. Where did a plane crash in 1956?

Over the Grand Canyon.

6. What does Billy Tuve try to hock?

A rare diamond.

7. How much does Billy Tuve want for the item?

$20.

8. Who tells a story to support Joe's theory?

Sam Pinto.

9. What animal in the story starts the whole cycle of change?

Birds.

10. What does Joe think is Joanna Craig's motivation?

Revenge.

11. For what is Joanna Craig searching?

Missing diamonds.

12. What comparison is made in this first chapter?

Between White and...
(read more)