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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. What happens when Bernie and Chee are reunited?
(a) They kiss passionately.
(b) Chee cries.
(c) They banter playfully.
(d) They yell at each other.

2. What does the old shaman who lives on the side of the canyon claim?
(a) To have lots of diamonds.
(b) To know all Hopi.
(c) To be Matwa.
(d) To speak to Hopi ancestors.

3. What is important enough about the case to attract the FBI?
(a) Plymale's involvment.
(b) Joanna's father's arm.
(c) The diamonds and the court battle they entail.
(d) Sherman's death.

4. What does Bernie ask Joanna?
(a) About why they are in this cave.
(b) If Joanna is with the man voluntarily.
(c) About who the man with her is.
(d) About having a gun.

5. Who does Joanna encounter as she is walking up the slope?
(a) Chee and Joe.
(b) Billy Tuve.
(c) The old Hopi woman.
(d) Bernie walking down.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bernie start exploring?

2. How is Joanna feeling?

3. What is Cowboy Dashee trying to do?

4. About what is Chee thinking when he notices the water pouring out of the slot?

5. What does Joanna ask Chandler to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theme seems to come to fruition in this chapter?

2. What seems surprising in this story at this point in the book?

3. What so you think is the significance in the different responses to the shaman's body between that of Chandler and Joanna?

4. What do you think may be Chandler's ultimate end in this saga?

5. What does Chee find that probably points to future events?

6. Do you think the scene of Bernie finding the diamonds and arm is anti-climatic and why?

7. How is Bernie's assurance about Chandler highly ironic in the scheme of the history of Native Americans?

8. What could be a more sinister reason for Chandler giving Joanne back the arm bone of her father?

9. Why do you think Joanna avoids the violent death that may be awaiting Chandler at the hand of the water?

10. How does Hillerman emphasize his attitude towards the "white man"?

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