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

2. What does Dr. Arnold study?
(a) Grasses.
(b) Lichen.
(c) Fungi.
(d) Algae.

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

4. What is another name for Watersprinkler Canyon?
(a) Chaco Canyon.
(b) Dark Canyon.
(c) Many Ruins Canyon.
(d) Grand Gulch Canyon.

5. Why does Houk have to use a cane?
(a) An old war wound.
(b) Bad knees.
(c) A broken leg that never healed properly.
(d) Arthritis in his hip.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times was Houk shot?

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

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

4. What does Chee dream about at the beginning of Chapter 17?

5. Who is more or less Leaphorn's boss?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chee learn when he calls the travel agency that Elliot uses?

2. Why won't L. G. Marcy tell Leaphorn who the buyer was of the pot that interested Friedman-Bernal?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Leaphorn light a fire?

8. When Leaphorn climbs a cliff, who is standing waiting for him?

9. What does Detective McGee look like?

10. What does Irene Musket say about Houk's trips in the kayak?

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