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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 Cecil in Chapter 9, George said he was going to look for some kachinas at a place he couldn't pronounce. What letter does the place start with?
(a) T.
(b) K.
(c) D.
(d) S.

2. Leaphorn estimates that Short Bowlegs was killed when?
(a) 30 minutes before Leaphorn's arrival.
(b) Early that morning.
(c) Several hours.
(d) The day before.

3. Where is Leaphorn at 7:22 a.m. on December 2?
(a) At Shorty Bowleg's hogan.
(b) At the Ramah chapter house.
(c) On the road to the Zuni village.
(d) At Ernesto Cata's burial site.

4. By a white man's standards, what is Shorty Bowlegs net worth?
(a) $100.
(b) $500.
(c) $350.
(d) $50.

5. In Chapter 1, the Little Fire God reaches the end of his run and sees his bicycle. Who does he expect to be waiting?
(a) A Zuni elder.
(b) His brother.
(c) George.
(d) The Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cecil, who stole something from the anthropologists at the dig site?

2. In Chapter 8, what is being whipped into a frantic thrashing?

3. What are Belacani?

4. What does Dr. Reynolds drive?

5. In Chapter 4, who is Ted Isaac's only companion for two days?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe John O'Malley.

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

3. How are the living conditions for the Zuni different from that of the Navajo?

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

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

6. What has George taken from his hogan besides the clothing and the horse, according to his brother?

7. What had happened the last time that Ted Isaacs had seen Ernesto Cata and George Bowlegs?

8. Describe the landscape in Chapter 1.

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

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

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