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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did a plane crash in 1956?
(a) In the Kalahari Desert.
(b) Just outside Las Vegas.
(c) Over the Grand Canyon.
(d) Over the Black Mountains.

2. About what do the three men educate Joanna?
(a) A general layout of the area.
(b) The danger of rattlers and scorpians.
(c) The danger of sudden rainstorms.
(d) Native traditions and rituals.

3. Who arrives in New Mexico at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Jim Chee.
(b) Joanna Craig.
(c) Joe Leaphorn.
(d) Jon Running Brave.

4. What does the new law enforcement file contain?
(a) A robbery and homicide of a jeweler in the nearby town of Zuni.
(b) A case of embezzlement.
(c) A case of blackmail.
(d) A case of rape and robbery.

5. What does Plymale say about Joanna Craig?
(a) That she is a pyschic and her deceased father has spoken to her.
(b) That she is determined to bring Playmale down.
(c) That she is trouble.
(d) That he could not buy her off.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Kachina Masaw?

2. Where is Sherman?

3. What is the systems theory?

4. Why do the Zunis have their rain dance ceremony before their rodeo?

5. What makes Billy open up to Joanna?

Short Essay Questions

1. What besides Billy's brain injury could be a reason for his inability to give a date of his Kiva ritual?

2. Why do you think Hillerman stereotypes characters such as Chandler and Plymale, making them one-dimensional?

3. The focus on the possibility of rain continues in this chapter; name several hints that the weather may play a role in the story.

4. How is the story about Cat an allegory for what Chee has encountered in his life?

5. Why do you think the discussion of Kiva and Native American rites are included in Chapter 8?

6. What does the telephone conversation between Bernie and Chee say about their relationship?

7. What about the difference between white and Native American culture does Hillerman seem to be again emphasizing. Why do you as a reader respond to this obvious stereotyping?

8. What do you think is the main purpose of this short chapter?

9. At this point in the story, do you believe it when Joanna says that she seeks only her father's arm to end his pain in the afterlife and is not interested in the diamonds?

10. There are several inconsistencies in Chapter 13; name one of them.

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