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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 glaze do the pots have that Friedman-Bernal is looking for?

2. How many sacred mountains mark the borders of Dineh Bike'yah?

3. Who does Brigham believe brought Friedman-Bernal to the area?

4. What does Leaphorn read on the plane home from New York?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Leaphorn travel home from New York?

2. Where did Etcitty find the pot that DuMont purchased?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Detective McGee look like?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Brigham Houk and his problems.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Houk and the life he has led and how other characters view him.

Essay Topic 3

Leaphorn believes that the case of the stolen backhoe and the missing person case overlap. Discuss why the case of the stolen backhoe and the missing person case overlap.

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