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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Leaphorn accuse of salting the site?
(a) Halsey.
(b) Ted Isaacs.
(c) Dr. Reynolds.
(d) Ernesto Cata and George Bowlegs.

2. What is the color of the mask that Leaphorn describes to Pasquaanti?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

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

4. When was the last time that Father Ingles spoke with Ernesto Cata?
(a) More than a week previously.
(b) School on Friday.
(c) Sunday Mass.
(d) Saturday's Confessional.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 19, who is Leaphorn looking for?
(a) The killer.
(b) Ed Pasquaanti.
(c) Father Ingles.
(d) George Bowlegs.

6. Who refers to George Bowlegs as "about half genius and half crazy"?
(a) Cecil Bowlegs.
(b) Ted Isaacs.
(c) Susanne.
(d) Father Ingles.

7. How does Ted Isaacs refer to his family?
(a) Poor east Tennessee white trash.
(b) Absent; he grew up in foster homes.
(c) Emotionally distant, well off family in Florida.
(d) Middle class upbringing in Ohio.

8. What are Koyemshi?
(a) Sacred clowns.
(b) Kachina.
(c) Representatives of the Gods.
(d) Totems.

9. Who does Leaphorn recognize from the photos that John O'Malley shows him?
(a) Dr. Reynolds.
(b) Suzanne.
(c) Ted Isaacs.
(d) Halsey.

10. What is missing from the deer?
(a) Some of the venison.
(b) Heart, liver, and gall bladder.
(c) Stomach.
(d) Only the hide.

11. Where does Leaphorn go after leaving Ted Isaacs?
(a) Returns to Zuni.
(b) Goes home.
(c) Goes to see if he can find Susanne and give her a ride.
(d) Goes to see Cecil Bowlegs.

12. What is Kothluwalawa?
(a) Zuni village.
(b) Origin myth.
(c) Zuni kachina.
(d) Dance Hall of the Dead.

13. What do the Mudhead wear during the dance of Shalako?
(a) Leather breeches, moccasins, and a headband.
(b) Regular clothing and a mask.
(c) Black breechcloth, neck scarf, moccasins, and mask.
(d) Ceremonial robes.

14. What order is Father Ingles with?
(a) The Order of St. Anthony.
(b) The Order of St. Michael.
(c) The Order of St. Francis.
(d) The Order of St. Patrick.

15. In Chapter 16, what type of gun hits Leaphorn?
(a) 30-30.
(b) Carbon dioxide pellet gun.
(c) 30-06.
(d) .45 caliber.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, how many sites is Reynolds sponsoring digs on?

2. In Chapter 14, where is the sky-diving exhibition that Leaphorn hears about on the radio?

3. Who mentions "Thou shall not profane the Sacred Ways of Zuni"?

4. What type of deer had been killed by George's gun?

5. As Chapter 15 ends, Leaphorn is only able to take how many steps?

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