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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. According to a neighbor, where is the owner of the commune land believed to live?
(a) Santa Fe.
(b) Window Rock.
(c) Chinle.
(d) Farmington.

2. About what time did George leave the commune?
(a) Almost eleven in the morning.
(b) Four forty-five or five.
(c) Three or three-fifteen.
(d) Around noon.

3. In Chapter 8, Leaphorn hears the sound of a bell. What does it come from?
(a) A horse.
(b) A goat.
(c) Sheep.
(d) A dog.

4. What is Leaphorn's clan?
(a) Red-Faced Clan.
(b) Speaks-Wisely Clan.
(c) Slow-Talking People Clan.
(d) Always-Running Clan.

5. What grade in school are the two boys, Ernesto Cata and George Bowlegs?
(a) 7th grade.
(b) 8th grade.
(c) 6th grade.
(d) They are in different grades.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of these men is the McKinley County Deputy Sheriff?

3. In Chapter 1, the Little Fire God is running. What is to the west of where he is?

4. In Chapter 9, why is Cecil worried about removing anything from the hogan?

5. How has Isaacs identified the anthropological site where he's digging?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, why does Leaphorn decide to return to Shorty Bowlegs' hogan?

2. Describe the boy called the Little Fire God in Chapter 1.

3. Describe John O'Malley.

4. Describe the landscape in Chapter 1.

5. Explain the Bow Society as mentioned in Dance Hall of the Dead?

6. Leaphorn decides to take his rifle with him into the Bowlegs' hogan in Chapter 8. Why does he do this?

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

8. What are Leaphorn's plans for Cecil after his father's death?

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

10. Susanne is taking care of Otis, who she explains is sick. What is wrong with Otis in Leaphorn's opinion?

(see the answer keys)

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