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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 is inside the gasoline cans?

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

3. What are the Arizona Police describing on Leaphorn's radio?

4. What society does Witover ask Leaphorn if he knows about?

5. What word is stenciled across the lid of the gasoline cans?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was James Tso's plan?

3. How does Leaphorn escape the fire?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What one action seemed out of place for James Tso?

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 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 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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