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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 had Notah Tsosie been arrested for by Leaphorn, according to the information that Bernie finds in his files in Chapter 9?
(a) Car theft.
(b) Burglary.
(c) Armed assault.
(d) Murder.

2. What is the name of the “favorite meeting place for cops” that Joe and the other policemen are eating at in Chapter 1?
(a) The Navaho Inn.
(b) The Cuba Inn.
(c) The Albuquerque Inn.
(d) The Santa Fe Club.

3. What is the name of the hospital that Bernie goes to in order to visit Leaphorn in Chapter 6?
(a) Los Alamos Hospital.
(b) Santa Fe Ancillary Care Center.
(c) Christus St. Vincent Hospital.
(d) St. Andrew's Hospital.

4. Where does Bernie’s mother live in the novel?
(a) Toadlena.
(b) Albuquerque.
(c) Santa Fe.
(d) Shiprock.

5. Who does Chee say found Leaphorn’s cat in Chapter 8?
(a) Randall Elliot.
(b) Officer Bigman.
(c) Charley Zah.
(d) Captain Largo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the grounds-man that greets Bernie in a traditional Navajo greeting at AIRC in Chapter 7?

2. Where does Chee say they’ve helicoptered Leaphorn to a bigger hospital in Chapter 2?

3. What is Leonard Nez’s nickname in the novel?

4. What is the name of Officer Bernie’s husband?

5. Where does the waiter at the café tell Bernie the nearest post office is located in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dr. Collingsworth respond to the contents of the envelope that Bernie delivers to him in Chapter 7?

2. What inner conflict does Bernie face in the beginning of Chapter 7? How is it resolved?

3. What information does Chee learn from Mrs. Tsosie in Chapter 10?

4. What does Agent Cordova relate when he calls Bernie in Chapter 9? How does Chee respond?

5. What does Bernie learn from Joe Leaphorn’s neurologist in Chapter 6?

6. What possible leads to Bernie and Chee find when they examine Leaphorn’s old files in Chapter 5?

7. What does Bernie find when she arrives at Joe Leaphorn’s home in Chapter 2?

8. What is the setting of Chapter 1? Who is in attendance at the meeting that takes place in this chapter?

9. Why do Chee and Bernie go to Bashas’ grocery store in Chapter 3? What do they discover when they arrive?

10. What is Jackson Benally’s final alibi that he gives during his interrogation in Chapter 8?

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