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

2. Where does Leaphorn change planes on his way home from New York?

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

4. How old is the girl who seems to be in charge of the Tsaya Chapter House?

5. What color are Brigham's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Houk consider hiding?

5. Why does Leaphorn light a fire?

6. What would Pete do if she left to live with her boyfriend?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Leaphorn and Chee. Show how the two men are different, and how they are alike.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Anasazi culture and how it related to the studies that Davis, Elliot, and Dr. Friedman-Bernal were doing at Chaco.

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