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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. How does Leaphorn say Charley should play the man in the Mercedes?

2. What two animals does Leaphorn compare Adams and Tso to?

3. Why does Adams say she doesn't want to tell Leaphorn about her business?

4. What does Theordora say is the priest's name?

5. What does AIM stand for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Leaphorn change when he went to college?

2. How does Begay escape in this section?

3. What vision does Listening Woman have in this section?

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

5. What new information does Leaphorn find out when he reviews the listening woman's interview?

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

7. What did Tso ask McGinnis to write to his grandson?

8. What does Theodora Adams represent to Benjamin?

9. What does Leaphorn discover after he finds the tracks?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick two characters from the book and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motives? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

The author wrote LISTENING WOMAN in the third person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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