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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, the Little Fire God is running. What is to the west of where he is?
(a) Chaco Canyon.
(b) The Petrified Forest.
(c) The Painted Desert.
(d) Shiprock.

2. Where did Leaphorn attend college?
(a) Arizona State.
(b) University of New Mexico.
(c) University of Arizona.
(d) New Mexico State.

3. How many people originally settled the commune?
(a) Thirty-five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twenty-one.

4. When Chapter 2 opens, what is Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn doing?
(a) Watching a fly.
(b) Talked with the deputy sheriff.
(c) Driving to Zuni.
(d) Listening to Ed Pasquaanti.

5. According to Leaphorn, what are the colors of dry country autumn where he lives?
(a) Crimson, blue, and orange.
(b) Red, orange, and gold.
(c) Gold, gray, and green.
(d) Blue, gold, and gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is taboo in the eight days leading to Shalako?

2. In Chapter 2, Leaphorn is given an assignment. What is it?

3. What clan does the Little Fire God belong to?

4. In Chapter 3, who says that George ran away from the kachina?

5. In Chapter 5, Leaphorn talks to Young Husband, a neighbor to the commune. Where has Young Husband spent 12 months?

(see the answer key)

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