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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 drug does Leaphorn ask if Otis took?
(a) Ecstasy.
(b) Peyote.
(c) Crack.
(d) LSD.

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

3. Which of these men is the McKinley County Deputy Sheriff?
(a) Howard Highsmith.
(b) Cipriano Naranjo.
(c) J.D. Highsmith.
(d) James Naranjo.

4. In Chapter 10, where does Leaphorn drive to after the meeting?
(a) The anthropological site.
(b) The commune.
(c) St. Anthony's.
(d) The Zuni River.

5. In Chapter 6, who is wearing good, but dirty boots?
(a) Oats.
(b) Leaphorn.
(c) Susanne.
(d) Halsey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Nashibitti?

2. What was the secret name given to Nashibitti at the Night Way Ceremonial?

3. In Chapter 2, where is George Bowlegs last reportedly seen?

4. Whom does Leaphorn leave Cecil with after the death of Shorty Bowlegs?

5. What kind of lunchbox does Cecil have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Leaphorn see standing in the arbor of the commune in Chapter 5?

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

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

8. Why does Frank Bob Madman abandon his hogan?

9. What had George asked of Susanne the last time she saw him?

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

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