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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. John O' Malley tells Leaphorn that the killings are related to what?
2. In Chapter 18, what does Leaphorn believe will hide him from others in his stakeout over the Zuni village?
3. In Chapter 14, what passenger does Leaphorn pick up on the way to the Zuni Lake?
4. How many people does Leaphorn estimate would be at Zuni village during Shalako?
5. In Chapter 18, what hangs over the Zuni pueblo?
Short Essay Questions
1. After leaving the Bowlegs hogan in Chapter 14, what is Leaphorn's plan for the investigation.
2. In Chapter 16, Leaphorn is shot with a hypodermic dart. How was this done?
3. Leaphorn realizes who the killer is but can't prove it. He gives the information to two people. Whom does he tell and why?
4. According to the Zuni beliefs, what will happen if the Shalako ceremonies aren't performed correctly?
5. Who is in the procession of the Council of the Gods?
6. When Dance Hall of the Dead ends, where is Susanne most likely?
7. Father Ingles is impressed with George Bowlegs. Why?
8. What relationship do Ted Isaacs and Susanne share and what does Leaphorn think about it?
9. What is Ted Isaacs's background?
10. What law-enforcement agencies are interested in the crimes at Zuni and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The first chapter of Dance Hall of the Dead not only shows the crime that the entire book centers on but it also provides scene and setting information important to the entire book. It sets the tone of the book. Discuss the details of the setting offered in Chapter 1 and how it introduces place, mood, and culture.
Essay Topic 2
Chapter 11 hints at Susanne's background. How does the author let the reader know about Susanne's troubled home without a specific statement to that fact? How has this made her a victim within the commune? What characters seems to actually care about Susanne?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 3, the reader learns more about George Bowlegs through Leaphorn's eyes and in his conversation with George's younger brother, Cecil. This information leaves the reader feeling empathetic for both boys who live a life of loneliness and poverty. Which testimony from Chapter 3 is more powerful in its ability to generate the empathy: Leaphorn's observations or what Cecil says. Would the empathy be as strong with only perspective of the Bowlegs home life?
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