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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does JPL stand for?
(a) Jacob Plonk's Library
(b) Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
(c) Jeffrey Printing Logistics
(d) James Pedersen Locomotion

2. How does Nora verify their location in the canyon?
(a) By GPS.
(b) By aerial reconnaissance.
(c) By memory.
(d) By relying on maps.

3. What does Swire do to the two horses that Nora and Smithback take?
(a) He grooms them.
(b) He waters them.
(c) He removes their shoes.
(d) He feeds them.

4. What does Nora begin her meeting by telling Goddard?
(a) That she is dying.
(b) That she wants a raise.
(c) That she is resigning.
(d) That she is in love with him.

5. What is Sloane concerned about?
(a) Locating Quivira.
(b) Getting across Devil's Ridge.
(c) Finding the road.
(d) Getting across the desert.

6. What happens to Teresa Gonzales?
(a) She is attacked searching the Kelly farmhouse.
(b) She is attacked in her living room.
(c) She is kidnapped.
(d) She gets married.

7. How does Peter find the road Nora is seeking?
(a) He looks for wear patterns.
(b) He searches for wagon ruts.
(c) He looks for charcoal.
(d) None of the above.

8. Who else does Nora insist accompany the expedition?
(a) Her brother, Skip.
(b) Her own handpicked crew.
(c) JPL technician Peter Holroyd.
(d) The Anasazi chieftain.

9. What does Sloane see above them?
(a) A cliff dwelling.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A village.
(d) An airplane.

10. Who suggests Nora call Cal Tech?
(a) Dr. Blakewood.
(b) Teresa Gonzalez.
(c) Peter Holroyd.
(d) Skip.

11. What ran through the clouds in the mural on the walls of the Great Kiva?
(a) A bear.
(b) A lioness.
(c) A rainbow God.
(d) A thunderbird.

12. What is unusual about the cave?
(a) There are x's on the walls.
(b) There is a black painted room and reverse spirals.
(c) There is evidence of a large occupancy.
(d) There are multiple bodies.

13. Who did Nora assign to track those responsible for what happened to the horses?
(a) Sloane and Aragon.
(b) Swire and Sloane.
(c) Herself and Swire.
(d) Herself and Smithback who volunteers.

14. What concessions does Nora ask for?
(a) She wants a promotion and a press conference announcing her findings.
(b) That Goddard forgive her other work, hold a press conference, and hire the best archeologist to go.
(c) She leads the expedition, it be kept secret and that Goddard allows Skip to work in her department while she is gone.
(d) She asks for a raise, a press conference to announce the trip, and a new horse.

15. What are the marks left by the life force when it enters the body?
(a) Freckles in a specific pattern.
(b) Ripples on the fingers, toes, and back of the head.
(c) Moons on the finger and toe nails.
(d) Spots that are darker than elsewhere.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do they find in the cave?

2. What is Peter concerned can cause brain damage?

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

4. Where water scooped out a larger hollow, what did Sloane and Nora encounter?

5. Why is it so important for Nora to find the fabled city?

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