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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 song does Anna say Listening Woman sings?

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

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

4. What does Theodora take out of her purse?

5. How does the author describe the radio speaker's voice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three open cases Leaphorn currently has on the go?

2. How does Begay escape in this section?

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

4. How does Anna help Listening Woman?

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

6. What information does Leaphorn have about the Mercedes?

7. What information does Leaphorn have about the helicopter?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are the motives of the criminals? How would the meaning of the book change if the criminals were successful?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the book's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

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