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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. Who does Bernie call after she leaves the Double X Ranch in the end of Chapter 15?

2. What is the name of the hospital chaplain at the Santa Fe hospital where Leaphorn is being treated in Chapter 18?

3. What does the narrator say Bernie’s favorite classes had been in college in Chapter 11?

4. How long does it take Bernie to drive to the Double X Ranch from her house in Chapter 15?

5. What woman from Boston did Hosteen Klah and Franc Newcomb collaborate with in creating healing paintings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Bernie learn about Leonard Nez and Jackson Benally in Chapter 15?

2. How does Chee manage to find the name of EFB Appraisals’ owner and contact information in Chapter 13?

3. What do Bernie and Chee learn from the secretary at AIRC when they arrive in Chapter 13?

4. How does Dr. Davis describe Ellie’s motivations for undervaluing the Anasazi pots in Chapter 19?

5. What clue leads Bernie to AIRC to look for Chee in Chapter 20? What does she find when she arrives?

6. What information does Louisa relate to Chee when she sees him in the hospital in Chapter 18?

7. What do Bernie and Chee view at the museum while they are at AIRC?

8. Where do Bernie and Chee spend the night camping in Chapter 14? What potential crime do they learn about at this location?

9. What discrepancy is discovered regarding Leaphorn’s reports in Chapter 13?

10. What family problems does Bernie face when she visits her mother in Chapter 17?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Captain Largo in the novel. What is Bernie’s relationship like with her boss? How does Largo know Leaphorn? Why does Largo choose to take Bernie off the investigation into Leaphorn’s shooting?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the contents of Leaphorn’s leather journal as described in Chapter 7. What do the symbols in the journal look like? What letters and numbers are described? What clue do these symbols and letters lead to?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Dr. John Collingsworth in the novel. How does Bernie first come to meet Dr. Collingsworth? How would you describe Dr. Collingsworth’s behavior during this meeting? What involvement does Dr. Collingsworth have in the shooting of Leaphorn?

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