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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 12, who suggests that the killings are based upon a feud between Navajo and Zuni?
(a) Ted Isaacs.
(b) Ted O'Malley.
(c) Halsey.
(d) Agent Baker.

3. What does Leaphorn find made of blue and yellow songbird feathers in Chapter 19?
(a) An arrow.
(b) A mask.
(c) A prayer plume.
(d) A necklace.

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

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

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

7. What did Leaphorn experience in college with Tom Bob and Blackie Bisti?
(a) Powwow.
(b) Visit to a shaman.
(c) Road trip.
(d) Native American Church meeting.

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

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

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

11. In Chapter 11, how many sites is Reynolds sponsoring digs on?
(a) Seven.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.

12. As Chapter 15 ends, Leaphorn is only able to take how many steps?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

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

14. In Chapter 19, what does Leaphorn find in the alley?
(a) Another fetish.
(b) Only a trail of blood.
(c) The body of George Bowlegs.
(d) The kachina mask he had seen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the last time that Father Ingles spoke with Ernesto Cata?

2. How many people does Leaphorn estimate would be at Zuni village during Shalako?

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

4. In the early part of Chapter 16, what affects Leaphorn's ability to move and talk?

5. In Chapter 18, what becomes keystone for Leaphorn?

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