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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. Which of the following animals can a Navajo wolf turn himself into?

2. Where do the witches initiate people into the clan of wolves?

3. Where does Leaphorn say the Adams woman lives?

4. Whose interview does Leaphorn listen to?

5. What is the road to Tso's hogan listed as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What legend does McGinnis describe in this section?

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

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

4. How does Begay escape in this section?

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

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

7. Who is Benjamin Tso?

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

9. What new information does McGinnis give Leaphorn about the man with the dog in this section?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the main turning points of the book? How does Hillerman develop his story to get to each turning point? What happens to the story after a major turning point?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the book.

1) How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

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