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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Susanne make George take from her the last time she saw him?
(a) Her old blue quilted jacket.
(b) A charm to protect him.
(c) Some venison.
(d) Water.

2. In Chapter 6, for whom does Leaphorn feel an amused attraction?
(a) Susanne.
(b) Alice Madman.
(c) Young Wife.
(d) Dr. Reynolds.

3. When does Dance Hall of the Dead begin?
(a) October 15.
(b) November 30.
(c) December 5.
(d) September 25.

4. In Chapter 3, Leaphorn makes the observation that days that begin badly end badly. What happens to make him think this?
(a) Shorty Bowlegs is too drunk to talk.
(b) He can't locate George.
(c) He has a flat tire.
(d) He gets lost going to Shorty Bowleg's hogan.

5. Who is the young person with the shaved head at the commune?
(a) Otis.
(b) Halsey.
(c) Susanne.
(d) Logan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the proper cure for any who have been touched by Shorty's death?

2. How many spikes does Leaphorn spy on Cata's right shoe?

3. In Chapter 1, the Little Fire God reaches the end of his run and sees his bicycle. Who does he expect to be waiting?

4. What does Cecil's lunchbox say on it?

5. According to a neighbor, where is the owner of the commune land believed to live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cecil Bowlegs call Leaphorn "uncle"? Are they related?

2. What is the job given to Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn in Chapter 2 and why?

3. Describe the landscape in Chapter 1.

4. What Navajo custom does Leaphorn honor when he arrives at the Bowlegs' hogan?

5. Why does Frank Bob Madman abandon his hogan?

6. How do the four original men working this case react to Agents O'Malley and Baker?

7. Describe the commune called Jason's Fleece.

8. What kinds of tracks are found at the last place where Ernesto Cata is supposed to be?

9. Leaphorn talks to young Navajo neighbors of the commune about its inhabitants. What information do they give Leaphorn?

10. What does Leaphorn learn from retrieving Cecil's belongings from the hogan in Chapter 9?

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