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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What simile does Houk use to compare how his mind worked when he was younger?
(a) Race car.
(b) Computer.
(c) Lightning.
(d) Cheetah.

2. What color facial hair does the helicopter pilot have who flies Chee?
(a) Gray.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Yellow.

3. What simile is used to describe how terrified Brigham was when he was found in an old coyote den?
(a) Wild bird.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Child reciting in class.
(d) Mouse.

4. Off what road is Nakai's tent trailer parked?
(a) U.S. 191.
(b) U.S. 89.
(c) U.S. 50.
(d) U.S. 24.

5. At what site is Randall Elliot working when Chee arrives at Chaco in Chapter 17?
(a) Chaco Canyon.
(b) Kin Kletso.
(c) Pueblo Alto.
(d) Pueblo Bonito.

6. What does Chee eat for breakfast at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) Toast.
(b) Cereal.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Twinkies.

7. When would Houk go down the river in his kayak?
(a) Every full moon.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Every quarter moon.
(d) Every other month.

8. What magazine does Leaphorn browse through when Marcy leaves to get him some information?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) National Geographic.
(c) Time Magazine.
(d) Architectural Digest.

9. Where did Friedman-Bernal hide the kayak?
(a) Under a desert willow.
(b) Under branches of tamarisks.
(c) Under a mequite tree.
(d) Under juniper branches.

10. Where does Houk hide a note?
(a) In his wallet.
(b) In a back pocket.
(c) In his shorts.
(d) Under a loose board.

11. What type of candy wrapper does Leaphorn find in Houk's kayak?
(a) Snickers.
(b) Milky Way.
(c) Hershey.
(d) Mr. Goodbar.

12. What day did Irene Musket find Houk's body in the barn?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Wednesday.

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

14. On what does Houk write a note before he dies?
(a) An old business card.
(b) A calendar page torn from the wall.
(c) A scrap of paper off the floor.
(d) A piece of bark.

15. Approximately how high do the cliffs of Many Ruins Canyon rise above a narrow, sandy bottom?
(a) Almost 1,000 feet.
(b) 1,500 feet.
(c) Nearly 2,000 feet.
(d) 1,200 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chee find inside a sack in Elliot's apartment?

2. How much did pots sell for when Bates and Chee were kids?

3. How many miles is it from where Nakai left his car to the hogan where his brother lives?

4. What mental problems did Brigham have?

5. What is L. G. Marcy's job title?

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