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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color blanket covers Friedman-Bernal when Leaphorn finds her?

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

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

4. In what mountain range does Many Ruins Canyon begin?

5. What did Irene Musket leave in the refrigerator at Houk's place that she meant to take home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Detective McGee from the Utah State Police wish to speak with Leaphorn?

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

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

4. What has Houk done during his life?

5. Where does Houk consider hiding?

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

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

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

9. What reason does Nakai give for leaving his tent trailer?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Elliot and Davis.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the reasons why Leaphorn decides to investigate Dr. Friedman-Bernal's disappearance.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 5, Chee remembers an aphorism his uncle frequently told him, "When you're tired of walking up a long hill you think about how easy it's going to be walking down." Discuss the meaning of this aphorism and whether it came true for Chee.

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