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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How far up the canyon where Friedman-Bernal abandoned her kayak does Leaphorn find evidence of modern human occupancy?
(a) About 2 miles.
(b) About 4 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 3 miles.

3. What color are L. G. Marcy's eyes?
(a) Gray.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

4. In what mountain range does Many Ruins Canyon begin?
(a) Chuska Mountains.
(b) La Plata Mountains.
(c) Sleeping Ute Mountains.
(d) Abajo Mountains.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how high do the cliffs of Many Ruins Canyon rise above a narrow, sandy bottom?

2. What is stacked in bales in the barn?

3. How long has Flight Contractors been renting helicopters to Elliot?

4. On what does Houk write a note before he dies?

5. Where was Elliot to begin his air journey to Washington?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Leaphorn sees a snowy egret, what does he compare it to?

2. Where does Pete's ex-boyfriend want her to go?

3. Why was Elliot turned down when he applied to excavate sites in San Juan County?

4. What has Houk done during his life?

5. What did Elliot hope to study at Watersprinkler Canyon?

6. How does Leaphorn persuade Marcy to tell him the name of the buyer who bought the pot Friedman-Bernal was interested in?

7. How does Leaphorn travel home from New York?

8. Why does Leaphorn light a fire?

9. What is the last thing that Houk does before someone comes for him?

10. While Houk is in the barn considering his fate, what does he realize he should have known?

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