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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. In Chapter 4, who is Ted Isaac's only companion for two days?
(a) Dr. Reynolds.
(b) Susanne.
(c) A female horned lark.
(d) A scorpion.

2. Who says, "When the dung beetle moves, know that something has moved it"?
(a) Ed Pasquaanti.
(b) Cata's uncle.
(c) Joe Leaphorn.
(d) Hosteen Nashibitti.

3. In Chapter 6, Leaphorn comes up with another explanation for the blood found where Ernesto Cata was last found?
(a) The blood of an unknown person.
(b) George Bowleg's blood.
(c) Sheep blood.
(d) Deer blood.

4. In Chapter 4, what is described as the trademark of the Folsom culture?
(a) Lance points.
(b) Tools.
(c) Cooking pot.
(d) Flint.

5. How did Cata die?
(a) From a knife into the chest.
(b) From a blow to the head.
(c) From an ax or machete to the neck.
(d) From a gunshot in the back.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, who turns down Leaphorn's offer to help dig?

2. In Chapter 3, Leaphorn makes the observation that days that begin badly end badly. What happens to make him think this?

3. Who is in charge of the investigation introduced in Chapter 2?

4. Who is the young person with the shaved head at the commune?

5. Where did Leaphorn attend college?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Agent Baker and why his appearance doesn't match that of an FBI agent.

3. Describe the commune called Jason's Fleece.

4. In Chapter 6, what does Leaphorn learn when he checks in with the Ramah chapter house?

5. In Chapter 1, why are there some things that the Little Fire God's friend, George Bowlegs, can't know?

6. What case had Leaphorn been working on before he was summoned to Zuni in Chapter 2?

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

8. Describe the vehicle that Leaphorn travels in.

9. Explain the Reynolds Theory.

10. The reader learns about a member of Leaphorn's family in Chapter 7. Summarize who it is and why this person is important to Leaphorn.

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