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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) Wattled crane.
(b) Snowy egret.
(c) Owl.
(d) Snow goose.

2. Where does Houk keep a pistol?
(a) Dresser drawer.
(b) Under the kitchen sink.
(c) In a bathroom cupboard.
(d) Under the mattress of his bed.

3. Where was Elliot to begin his air journey to Washington?
(a) Shiprock.
(b) Farmington.
(c) Mesa.
(d) Albuquerque.

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

5. How old was Brigham when he could climb a cliff that Houk wouldn't have tried with ropes?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

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

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

8. What should Houk have linked together that he would have put together when he was younger?
(a) Disappearance of Friedman-Bernal.
(b) Killing of Etcitty.
(c) Killing of Nails.
(d) The significance of the pot that interested Friedman-Bernal.

9. Who is more or less Leaphorn's boss?
(a) Corporal Wyatt.
(b) Major Philips.
(c) Major Nez.
(d) Corporal Billy.

10. What color windbreaker does Detective McGree wear?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Gray.

11. Where would Friedman-Bernal usually ask Arnold to pick her up if she was using his kayak?
(a) Mexican Hat.
(b) Halchita.
(c) Bluff.
(d) Aneth.

12. Where does Leaphorn change planes on his way home from New York?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) St. Louis.

13. Harrison quotes an aphorism in Chapter 11? In what area is that a common saying?
(a) Southern Colorado.
(b) Western Arizona.
(c) Northern New Mexico.
(d) Southern Utah.

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

15. How old is the girl who seems to be in charge of the Tsaya Chapter House?
(a) About 18.
(b) Early 20's.
(c) 24.
(d) 31.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Leaphorn believe it will take to float Friedman-Bernal on the kayaks down to Mexican Hat?

2. What mental problems did Brigham have?

3. What type of candy wrapper does Leaphorn find in Houk's kayak?

4. Where does Leaphorn spend the afternoon after talking with March?

5. How much of a difference does Chee find between the balance in his checkbook and the balance at the bank?

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