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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Leonard Nez’s nickname in the novel?
(a) Lenny.
(b) Lizard.
(c) Nezzie.
(d) Leo.

2. Who is described in Joe Leaphorn’s case files as having “killed a Utah rancher, and almost killed a woman he worked with” before disappearing, in Chapter 5?
(a) Leonard Nez.
(b) Randall Elliot.
(c) Delos.
(d) Charley Zah.

3. Where does Louisa say she’s going for a conference in Chapter 5?
(a) Memphis, Tennessee.
(b) Houston, Texas.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) Dallas, Texas.

4. Who is at Leaphorn’s house looking at his computer and files when Bernie arrives there to check for Louisa again in Chapter 4?
(a) Agent Cordova.
(b) Officer Morris.
(c) Officer Wheeler.
(d) Officer Bigman.

5. Where does Officer Bernie say the suspect who shot Joe Leaphorn went after the shooting in Chapter 1?
(a) South on 143.
(b) West on 264.
(c) East on 180.
(d) North on 666.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 4 is the Navajo word referring to traditional healers and doctors?

2. What is the name of the young man that Bernie’s sister has over to her mother’s house in Chapter 4?

3. What is the name of the hospital that Bernie goes to in order to visit Leaphorn in Chapter 6?

4. What does Bernie not find in Louisa’s room in Chapter 2?

5. Who is the next-door neighbor that Bernie calls to come over and sit with her mother until her sister returns home in Chapter 4?

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