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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 15, what does Leaphorn find on the saddleback slope?
(a) Shotgun shell.
(b) Piece of a shirt in a bush.
(c) Dead deer.
(d) Tracks of George's horse.

2. What does Leaphorn do while Susanne cries?
(a) Tries to calm her.
(b) Pats her on the back.
(c) Turns away to look at the horizon.
(d) Talks about Navajo mythology about death.

3. Who states that deer are far-sighted?
(a) George Bowlegs.
(b) Susanne.
(c) Halsey.
(d) Leaphorn.

4. What type of deer had been killed by George's gun?
(a) Older, six-point buck.
(b) Young doe.
(c) Older doe.
(d) Young, four-point buck.

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

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

7. What taboo did Ernesto worry he had broken?
(a) Talking about being Little Fire God to George.
(b) Feeling and expressing anger.
(c) Stealing from Dr. Reynolds' truck.
(d) Teaching George the Zuni religion.

8. What are Shulawitsi and Salamobia?
(a) Kachinas.
(b) Places in Zuni myths.
(c) Important Zuni leaders.
(d) Zuni legends.

9. John O' Malley tells Leaphorn that the killings are related to what?
(a) Money laundering.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Dealing in stolen artifacts.
(d) Narcotics operation.

10. In Chapter 14, what passenger does Leaphorn pick up on the way to the Zuni Lake?
(a) Susanne.
(b) Cecil Bowlegs.
(c) A Zuni boy.
(d) Otis.

11. In Chapter 11, where does Leaphorn find Susanne?
(a) Taking a walk.
(b) At the windmill.
(c) At the dig site.
(d) In the hogan.

12. In Chapter 14, where is the sky-diving exhibition that Leaphorn hears about on the radio?
(a) Painted Desert.
(b) Yah-Ta-Hey Trading Post.
(c) Black Rock Airstrip.
(d) The old Zuni village.

13. In Chapter 15, what do Leaphorn and Susanne share for dinner?
(a) Beef jerky.
(b) Candy bar.
(c) An orange.
(d) Potted meat.

14. What are Acoma and Isleta?
(a) Towns in Arizona.
(b) Nearby lakes.
(c) School.
(d) Other Pueblos.

15. Why does Halsey think the commune's location is legal?
(a) It is public domain land.
(b) It is National Park land.
(c) He has permission from owner.
(d) He has a permit.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 19, who is Leaphorn looking for?

2. In Chapter 14, what is hanging on the ranch gate?

3. In Chapter 16, what does Leaphorn find inside the fetish offering?

4. What do the Mudhead wear during the dance of Shalako?

5. What feathers does Leaphorn think he saw on the kachina mask?

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