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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who mentions "Thou shall not profane the Sacred Ways of Zuni"?
(a) Leaphorn.
(b) Ed Pasquaanti.
(c) Ernesto's father.
(d) Father Ingles.

4. What nickname has Leaphorn given the killer?
(a) Man with Machete.
(b) The Tracker.
(c) Killer of Two.
(d) Man Who Wore Moccasins.

5. What is Halona?
(a) A canyon.
(b) The Middle Place of the World.
(c) The Higher Place of the World.
(d) A river.

6. According to legend, who teaches Clumsy Boy the prayers for hunting deer?
(a) Chakwena.
(b) Sun Father.
(c) Father Coyote.
(d) Zuni War God.

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

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

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

10. What is the age and sex of Susanne's sibling?
(a) 14-year-old brother.
(b) 11-year-old brother.
(c) 10-year-old sister.
(d) 13-year-old sister.

11. In Chapter 19, to whom does Leaphorn first explain his theory of the crimes?
(a) Agent Baker.
(b) Susanne.
(c) John O'Malley.
(d) Ed Pasquaanti.

12. What is the normal population of Zuni village?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 3,500.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 500.

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

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

15. In Zuni mythology, what is the penalty for sacrilege?
(a) Ostracizing from the tribe.
(b) A month of silence.
(c) Death.
(d) Sacrifice of belongings to those offended.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who refers to George Bowlegs as "about half genius and half crazy"?

2. Why does Halsey think the commune's location is legal?

3. What is the color of the mask that Leaphorn describes to Pasquaanti?

4. What taboo did Ernesto worry he had broken?

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

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