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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. In Zuni mythology, what is the penalty for sacrilege?
2. At the beginning of Chapter 19, who is Leaphorn looking for?
3. Where did Ted Isaacs attend college for his undergraduate work?
4. What order is Father Ingles with?
5. Who does Leaphorn accuse of salting the site?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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.
2. Leaphorn tells Susanne about Sa. Who or what is Sa?
3. In Chapter 15, what disturbs Leaphorn about the dead deer killed by George Bowlegs?
4. What has Susanne learned about deer from George Bowlegs?
5. When Dance Hall of the Dead ends, where is Susanne most likely?
6. What is Ted Isaacs's background?
7. After leaving the Bowlegs hogan in Chapter 14, what is Leaphorn's plan for the investigation.
8. What are the Koyemshi, and what is their significance?
9. What effects does Leaphorn feel from the hypodermic dart?
10. John O'Malley is watching for seven people he believes are involved in the narcotics operation. Who does Leaphorn recognize from the seven photographs?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The FBI agent, John O'Malley, acts as if the paralyzing dart is not worth worrying about or filing charges against. What is O'Malley communicating to Leaphorn with his words and actions in Chapter 17? Is he showing prejudice against Leaphorn because he's Navajo or because he's just a local authority? How does O'Malley's attitude affect Leaphorn's decisions of what and how to investigate?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Author Hillerman makes several references to the Navajo way of life being a lonely life. Leaphorn seems comfortable in his aloneness, while the loneliness leaves George Bowlegs searching for answers. In comparison, the non-Navajo Susanne is also alone, but this has been forced on her by the abuse against her. Discuss these three characters and how they cope with being alone. Does being alone the same as loneliness? For everyone or just some?
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