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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 47-51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does he call the valley that Quivira is located in?
(a) Challeh Valley.
(b) Chilbah Valley.
(c) Calbeh Valley.
(d) Chileha Valley.

2. How do the team members get to the beach with the horses?
(a) They are dropped by helicopter.
(b) They swim.
(c) They turn back.
(d) They clear the debris.

3. Where are Black, Sloane, Swire and Bonarotti when the flash flood hits?
(a) Caught in the flood waters.
(b) Sitting on the retaining wall at Quivira.
(c) Sitting by their gear in camp,
(d) Exploring the Kiva.

4. What does Beiyoodzin hope to do?
(a) Scare the horses to higher ground.
(b) Save Nora and the others.
(c) Save himself.
(d) Warn the archaeologists.

5. What is the life force called?
(a) Sun, or seihei.
(b) Rain, or waihei.
(c) Earth, or calhei.
(d) Wind, or liehei.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Smithback write for?

2. What is soon obvious about Nora's relationship with Sloane?

3. Who kills the rattler that threatens them?

4. What was significant about the skulls Nora and Sloane found in the Kiva?

5. What impedes the barge from making it to the beach?

(see the answer key)

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