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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 the author describe the scout leader's face?

2. What does Leaphorn say the Kiows use the sun as a symbol of?

3. What does Tull say Kiowa claimed his stone was?

4. What does the author say stirred the air?

5. How does the dispatcher describe Theodore Markham's complexion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the name Haas important?

2. How does Benjamin Tso die?

3. Why is it so difficult for Leaphorn to leave his position?

4. How do the kidnappers let the authorities know the hostages are still alive?

5. Describe how Leaphorn is attacked when he arrives at the cave.

6. What new information does Witover give Leaphorn?

7. How do the men try to kill Leaphorn in this section?

8. How does Leaphorn find his way to the canyon?

9. Why does Leaphorn think Theodora and Benjamin are in trouble?

10. Why did Leaphorn go to the canyon in the first place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Leaphorn rescue the hostages? Were there any other ways Leaphorn could have rescued the hostages? What meaning does it give the story that all the hostages escape unharmed?

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

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

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