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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After checking two possible landing points on the reservation side of the river and looking at the mouths of Butler Wash and Comb Creek, what bird does Leaphorn see?
(a) Owl.
(b) Wattled crane.
(c) Snowy egret.
(d) Snow goose.

2. What does Chee dream about at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) Freidman-Bernal.
(b) Jawbones.
(c) Elliot.
(d) Pictographs.

3. How far away is the next live water from the hogan where Chee left Nakai?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) 25 miles.
(c) 15 miles.
(d) 30 miles.

4. What does Houk grab to defend himself when he believes someone is coming after him?
(a) Pitchfork.
(b) Two by four.
(c) Shovel.
(d) Crow bar.

5. To what Navajo god does Leaphorn compare some of the petroglyphs to that he sees?
(a) Kanati.
(b) Sun Bearer.
(c) Talking God.
(d) Evening Star.

6. What is the name of the state that the girl at the Tsaya Chapter House overheard Nakai mention?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Utah.
(d) New Mexico.

7. When might Friedman-Bernal have licensed a pistol in Wisconsin?
(a) 1979 or 1980.
(b) 1984 or 1985.
(c) 1985 or 1986.
(d) 1982 or 1983.

8. Where did a commuter plane take Leaphorn after his New York trip?
(a) Farmington.
(b) Albuquerque.
(c) Gallup.
(d) Window Rock.

9. Where is Harrison Houk when he realizes that he had not been smart enough?
(a) Sitting in his home office.
(b) Standing on the porch of his house.
(c) Working in the yard.
(d) Standing against the wall of a horse stall.

10. Which county sheriff's office identified Harrison Houk's body?
(a) Kane County.
(b) Iron County.
(c) Washington County.
(d) Garfield County.

11. What does Chee find inside a sack in Elliot's apartment?
(a) 7 human mandibles.
(b) 2 human skulls.
(c) 5 human tibias.
(d) 4 human ulnas.

12. How far below the Bluff bridge, does Leaphorn allow the kayak drift into a sandbar?
(a) About 4 miles.
(b) 3 miles.
(c) About 7 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

13. What did Irene Musket leave in the refrigerator at Houk's place that she meant to take home?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Squash.

14. How much did pots sell for when Bates and Chee were kids?
(a) $15.
(b) $10.
(c) $5.
(d) $20.

15. What is the name of the travel agency that Elliot uses?
(a) Franklin.
(b) Waring.
(c) Needles.
(d) Bolack.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the girl who seems to be in charge of the Tsaya Chapter House?

2. About how old is Arnold?

3. Where does Richard DuMont live?

4. What river does Leaphorn float down in Houk's kayak?

5. Where did elders from the Latter-day Saints come from to talk with Houk about his deals?

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