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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 kind of cell does the Begay boy say he wants?

2. Who does Leaphorn suggest screwed up the Tso case?

3. What was Tso's only son addicted to?

4. When is the only time McGinnis says Indians will kill?

5. What did Adams get McGinnis to draw for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Listening Woman give Leaphorn about the case?

2. What two cases does Leaphorn have to work on?

3. How do Leaphorn's Navajo origins affect him in his police work?

4. Why does Benjamin say he has come to his grandfather's hogan?

5. Why does Adams want to visit Tso's Hogan?

6. How does the driver injure Leaphorn in this section?

7. What does Leaphorn find out about the Mercedes driver in this section?

8. Why does McGinnis leave a For Sale sign outside his business?

9. What does Leaphorn think about the Listening Woman's interview with the police?

10. What does Leaphorn find at Anna Ennischee's place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the kidnappers plans? What does it say about the character of James Tso that he wants to avenge the death of 11 other Indians? Are there any weaknesses in Tso's plan?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Navajo Tribal life.

1. Who are the Navajos and how do they view life?

2. What influence have Navajos had on popular culture?

3. How does the author express both the negative and positive aspects of Navajo life?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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