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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 does the Mercedes smell like inside?

2. Who does Leaphorn find lying in the back of his car?

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

4. What group is Leaphorn a member of?

5. What does Theodora take out of her purse?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What information does Leaphorn have about the Mercedes?

4. How did Adams meet Benjamin?

5. Why does Leaphorn visit Basti in this section?

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

7. What does Tso think may be the cause of his illness?

8. Who is Benjamin Tso?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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