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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. What type of deer had been killed by George's gun?

2. What feathers does Leaphorn think he saw on the kachina mask?

3. What nickname has Leaphorn given the killer?

4. In the early part of Chapter 16, what affects Leaphorn's ability to move and talk?

5. In Chapter 15, what do Leaphorn and Susanne share for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What law-enforcement agencies are interested in the crimes at Zuni and why?

2. When Dance Hall of the Dead ends, where is Susanne most likely?

3. What is Ted Isaacs's background?

4. What relationship do Ted Isaacs and Susanne share and what does Leaphorn think about it?

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

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

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

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

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. Describe Father Ingles.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

While watching for George above the Zuni village, Leaphorn paints a vivid picture of his surroundings. This is something he has done in previous chapters as well. What do you think Leaphorn's feelings for his environment are? Does his environment affect his day-to-day life? If so, in what way?

Essay Topic 3

In the eighth chapter, the reader sees the differences in how Leaphorn and the FBI agent, John O'Malley, approach their jobs and how they work with others. Compare and contrast Leaphorn and O'Malley. Are their differences entirely cultural?

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