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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. Why does Chee finally leave Highhawk's office at the museum?
(a) Highhawk does not return.
(b) He is to meet a police officer for lunch.
(c) He gets a call from Joe Leaphorn.
(d) He gets a call from Janet Pete.

2. Who kills a cop in Chapter 18?
(a) Fleck.
(b) Highhawk.
(c) Elkins.
(d) Delmar.

3. Why does Highhawk wish to speak with Janet Pete privately?
(a) To find out if she has decided on his offer of employment.
(b) To ask her to marry him.
(c) To consult her about his criminal charges.
(d) To tell her of a threat against him.

4. Who comes and talks to Leaphorn at his hotel room?
(a) Two CIA agents.
(b) Two FBI agents.
(c) Two Homeland Security agents.
(d) Two Washington, D. C. police detectives.

5. Why does Leaphorn miss Emma particularly at this moment?
(a) Because she would love to see the Native American exhibit at the Smithsonian.
(b) Because he feels lonely in such a large city.
(c) For her reassurance that he is not a failure.
(d) Because they had their honeymoon near the area.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes credit for the identification of Elogio Santillanes y Jimenez?

2. How is Leaphorn dressed?

3. What interests Captain Parker about the incident at the museum when Highhawk disappears?

4. What did Fleck kill three inmates?

5. What is the purpose of the dance for Anges Tsosie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Fleck's childhood lesson serve him while he is in prison and as a hired killer?

2. What is the possible history of the Inca mask of the god Viracocha?

3. What does Chee conclude about the Yeibichai mask and how does he come to that conclusion?

4. Besides a Yeibichai mask, what else does Chee find of interest in Highhawk's office?

5. With whom does Chee have breakfast and what amazes Chee?

6. What is Fleck's association with Eddy Elkins and why does Fleck think of him in this chapter?

7. What does Leaphorn observe about the handwriting on papers in the victim's luggage and what does he realize about one of the papers?

8. What does Jim Chee find in Highhawk's office and what does he think of it?

9. Why do Chee and Highhawk agree to meet at the museum?

10. Who does Fleck follow to the Smithsonian?

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