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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 11, what noise covers Leaphorn's arrival at the commune?
(a) The wind.
(b) An argument.
(c) Welding on the school bus.
(d) Music.

2. What taboo did Ernesto worry he had broken?
(a) Stealing from Dr. Reynolds' truck.
(b) Feeling and expressing anger.
(c) Teaching George the Zuni religion.
(d) Talking about being Little Fire God to George.

3. What does Leaphorn give Ted Isaacs in the last chapter?
(a) The flint from the fetish.
(b) The prayer plume.
(c) A note from Susanne.
(d) A turquoise bear.

4. In Chapter 14, what passenger does Leaphorn pick up on the way to the Zuni Lake?
(a) A Zuni boy.
(b) Otis.
(c) Cecil Bowlegs.
(d) Susanne.

5. In Chapter 11, where does Leaphorn find Susanne?
(a) Taking a walk.
(b) At the dig site.
(c) In the hogan.
(d) At the windmill.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what type of gun hits Leaphorn?

2. In Chapter 16, what does Leaphorn compare to a broom handle?

3. As Chapter 15 ends, Leaphorn is only able to take how many steps?

4. In Chapter 14, where is the sky-diving exhibition that Leaphorn hears about on the radio?

5. In Chapter 11, how many sites is Reynolds sponsoring digs on?

Short Essay Questions

1. After leaving the Bowlegs hogan in Chapter 14, what is Leaphorn's plan for the investigation.

2. What are the Koyemshi, and what is their significance?

3. Who are the people who are hunting in Chapter 15, and what are they hunting?

4. What has Susanne learned about deer from George Bowlegs?

5. According to the Zuni beliefs, what will happen if the Shalako ceremonies aren't performed correctly?

6. In Chapter 16, Leaphorn is shot with a hypodermic dart. How was this done?

7. Leaphorn tells Susanne about Sa. Who or what is Sa?

8. Although George Bowlegs is mentioned often in the book, the reader doesn't see him until Chapter 19 when he appears in front of Leaphorn.

9. Leaphorn realizes who the killer is but can't prove it. He gives the information to two people. Whom does he tell and why?

10. Who is in the procession of the Council of the Gods?

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