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

2. How many times was Houk shot?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

4. What type of bushes are on both sides of the gate on Dr. Arnold's property?
(a) Azalea.
(b) Lilac.
(c) Barberry.
(d) Peony.

5. How long does Leaphorn believe it will take to float Friedman-Bernal on the kayaks down to Mexican Hat?
(a) 1 or 2 hours.
(b) 7 or 8 hours.
(c) 3 or 4 hours.
(d) 5 or 6 hours.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Houk hide a note?

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

4. On what side of the river did Leaphorn pull the kayak onto a sandbar?

5. Where did a commuter plane take Leaphorn after his New York trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amos Whistler say about the area where the pots came from that interest Friedman-Bernal?

2. What did Leaphorn ask Irene Musket to do for him as he took out the kayak?

3. What has been a major source of satisfaction for Harrison Houk for most of his life?

4. What petroglyphs does Leaphorn see on the cliffs after he leaves the kayak?

5. What tracks does Leaphorn discover in the area where Friedman-Bernal left her kayak?

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

7. What does Detective McGee look like?

8. What lines the shelves on either side of a formal fireplace in DuMont's home?

9. How does Leaphorn travel home from New York?

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

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