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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 words begin the taped message?
(a) I need money.
(b) You were warned.
(c) Funny old life.
(d) I will say this only once.

2. Who does Leaphorn hear crying in this section?
(a) Julian Waters.
(b) Theodora Adams.
(c) Ben Tso.
(d) Goldrims.

3. Who does Tso say beat up his father?
(a) The police.
(b) Town trash.
(c) The sheriff and his deputy.
(d) The Sioux Indians.

4. What is the name of the cake the Dinnees prepare for the ceremony?
(a) Riot cake.
(b) Cinders cake.
(c) Kinaalda cake.
(d) Endischees cake.

5. What kind of ceremony are the women preparing for?
(a) A sun ceremony.
(b) A menstruation ceremony.
(c) A castration ceremony.
(d) A moon ceremony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal does Leaphorn say startles him?

2. What happened to John Tull when he was thirteen?

3. What kind of cloud does the author say the cloud east of Short Mountain has become?

4. What does the author say stirred the air?

5. What word does Leaphorn hear the Tuba City dispatcher say?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leaphorn find out about Tull in this section?

2. How does Benjamin Tso die?

3. How does Leaphorn escape the fire?

4. How did Tull and his men rob the armored vehicles?

5. Why does Leaphorn think Theodora and Benjamin are in trouble?

6. What one action seemed out of place for James Tso?

7. How does Leaphorn kill the dog when it attacks him the second time?

8. Why does the dragging sound frighten Leaphorn so much?

9. How did Tull and the others escape by helicopter?

10. How do the kidnappers let the authorities know the hostages are still alive?

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