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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. When would Houk go down the river in his kayak?

2. To what Navajo god does Leaphorn compare some of the petroglyphs to that he sees?

3. Where is Harrison Houk when he realizes that he had not been smart enough?

4. Who is the weatherman on Channel 7 that Chee says is predicting a first blast of winter?

5. When might Friedman-Bernal have licensed a pistol in Wisconsin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What memories does Houk have of the first fifty years of his life?

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

7. Where does Houk consider hiding?

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

9. What does Leaphorn believe that Elliot will try to do as they carry Friedman-Bernal?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss suspense and how the author uses suspense in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

DuMont says that "One doesn't buy merely the object. One wants what goes with it. The history." Discuss what DuMont means that one buys the history of an object and how that relates to his desire to speak with Leaphorn.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the author uses back stories to provide information about characters and to describe events that happened before the occurrences in the novel.

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