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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 does Leaphorn's contact in Amtrak tell him?
(a) That dead cows are frequently found on the tracks.
(b) That wild mustangs are frequently grazing near the tracks.
(c) That a passenger could not have forced an emergency stop without consulting an employee.
(d) How to trace the dead man's luggage.

2. Who has Janet seen repeatedly?
(a) A man in a new Lexus.
(b) Her ex-boyfriend.
(c) A woman who looks to be part Native American.
(d) A man in a dented Chevy.

3. Who is Mary Langdon?
(a) Joe Leaphorn's sister-in-law.
(b) Chee's girlfriend.
(c) Janet Pete's assistant.
(d) Catherine Perry's sister.

4. What shocks Perry when she opens the package on her desk?
(a) A rare Native American artifact that has been missing for many years is in the box.
(b) Her grandparents' bones are in the box.
(c) The box is full of teeth.
(d) There is just dirt in the box.

5. What are the dancers doing that Chee is watching?
(a) Dancing for rain.
(b) Preparing for the Night Chant Ceremony.
(c) Performing a tribal wedding dance.
(d) Practicing for a tourist show.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is found near some train tracks in the desert?

2. What does Fleck think is one thing about the Client's identity?

3. What does Leaphorn find when he goes out on the job for Kennedy?

4. Who is Eldon Tamana?

5. Why wouldn't Jim Chee be happy living in Wisconsin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who picks up Chee at the airport and what does he observe about the men?

2. What is one source of cash for Fleck to help his mother and who does he contact about it?

3. What does Janet Pete tell Jim Chee when she calls him at his office?

4. What is a possible break Leaphorn makes in the case as he revisits the scene at dusk?

5. What ceremony is Jim Chee observing and why is he there?

6. What is so mysterious about the body in the desert?

7. Where is Jim Chee planning to go on his vacation?

8. What is Leroy Fleck's most pressing personal problem?

9. Describe Henry Highhawk's appearance at the Night Chant ceremony.

10. Who does Leaphorn wish he could talk over the case with and why can't he?

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