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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. What is the nickname that Bernie has given to Charlie Zah in the narrative?
2. Whom does Bernie find sitting in Leaphorn’s hospital room when he returns in the morning to leave in Chapter 18?
3. As Chee prepares to perform the ceremony for Leaphorn at the hospital in Chapter 18, he calls the daughter of a singer who lived near what community?
4. What word does the narrator use in Chapter 12 that means the place or source of origin?
5. What word of Spanish origin refers to a large landed estate, particularly one used for ranching or farming?
Short Essay Questions
1. What clue leads Bernie to AIRC to look for Chee in Chapter 20? What does she find when she arrives?
2. What “clue” does Joe Leaphorn relate to Bernie and Chee in Chapter 18?
3. What do Bernie and her mother discuss during Bernie’s visit in Chapter 11?
4. How does Slim Jacobs describe Ellie’s involvement with the vases that were sent to Japan in Chapter 15?
5. What discrepancy is discovered regarding Leaphorn’s reports in Chapter 13?
6. When does Chee arrive home in Chapter 11? What does he give to Bernie when he comes home?
7. How is Leaphorn’s condition described in Chapter 12? What request does he make of Chee?
8. What does Chee discover about the shooting victim in Chapter 16? How does this relate to the Leaphorn case?
9. What do Bernie and Chee view at the museum while they are at AIRC?
10. How does Dr. Davis describe Ellie’s motivations for undervaluing the Anasazi pots in Chapter 19?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the character of Jackson Benally and his interrogation in Chapter 8. Where does Jackson first say he was during the crime? How does his story change? Do any of Jackson’s alibis stand up for him?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the events of the shooting that occurs in Chapter 1. Where is Bernie in relation to Leaphorn and the shooter? How much time passes during the crime? What does Bernie do when the shooting occurs? Where does the shooter flee?
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