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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 answers does Goldrim give Whitey?

2. Where does Leaphorn say he wants to visit in Albuquerque?

3. What kind of kidnapping does Tso think they are involved in?

4. Who does Leaphorn say usually knows everything?

5. What does Leaphorn think will kill him if the flames don't?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes Leaphorn the perfect officer for the Tso case?

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

4. What does the FBI say is the interesting thing about Tull?

5. What information does Father Benjamin tell Leaphorn about his family?

6. What does Leaphorn find out about Tull in this section?

7. Why does Leaphorn refuse to talk to Theodora about Benjamin?

8. How did Tull and his men rob the armored vehicles?

9. How did Tull and the others escape by helicopter?

10. What is a skinwalker?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choose one of Tony Hillerman's previous books and contrast it with the LISTENING WOMAN in terms of the following;

1. Style.

2. Structure.

3. Themes.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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