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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a carryall?
(a) A backpack.
(b) A van.
(c) A truck.
(d) A first aid kit.

2. In Chapter 10, what does Leaphorn think is significant that O'Malley doesn't?
(a) The appearance of the bird man kachina.
(b) The missing Bowlegs horse.
(c) The note George left for Cecil.
(d) Shorty Bowleg's death.

3. In Chapter 6, what is the last message that Leaphorn receives from the Window Rock operator?
(a) George Bowlegs has been sighted.
(b) Ernesto Cata's body has been found.
(c) He has a dentist appointment the next day.
(d) His supervisor wants to know about an embezzlement case.

4. In Chapter 16, what does Leaphorn compare to a broom handle?
(a) The beak of the kachina mask.
(b) A spear found at the dig site.
(c) The hypodermic tube.
(d) A tree near the lake where he looked for George.

5. Who is in charge of the investigation introduced in Chapter 2?
(a) J.D. Hightower.
(b) Joe Leaphorn.
(c) Cipriano Naranjo.
(d) Ed Pasquaanti.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, the death of someone by a heroin overdose is mentioned. Who died?

2. In Chapter 8, who is the man in the blue shirt that Leaphorn sees at the door?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 15, what does Leaphorn find on the saddleback slope?

4. What language do words like Shulawitsi and Shalako come from?

5. Where do the hippies in the commune sometimes give rides to Young Husband and Young Wife?

(see the answer key)

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