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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 had the Anasazi built the tower?
(a) For defense.
(b) To hold grain.
(c) To hide in.
(d) To contain valuables.

2. What does Sloane do during the flood?
(a) She suggests they unpack.
(b) She suggests they return to work.
(c) All of the above.
(d) She looks for survivors.

3. What is a calvarium?
(a) A skull bowl.
(b) A turquoise bowl.
(c) A clay bowl.
(d) A gold bowl.

4. Where are Black, Sloane, Swire and Bonarotti when the flash flood hits?
(a) Caught in the flood waters.
(b) Sitting on the retaining wall at Quivira.
(c) Exploring the Kiva.
(d) Sitting by their gear in camp,

5. What secret was Peter keeping to himself about Nora?
(a) How deeply he felt for her.
(b) How much he cared for Sloane.
(c) How he resented having come along.
(d) None of the above.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nora see on Smithback when she regains consciousness?

2. What did Sloane discover in the Kiva that was so magnificent to her?

3. Why is Black beginning to feel ill?

4. How large was the disk on the Kiva?

5. What is the nightmare that Black had as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Black think of Sloane's behavior as the flood waters rage?

2. Who argues with Sloane's decision to open the Sun Kiva?

3. What do the designs on the black on yellow micaceous pottery reveal?

4. Why is Swire angry when Nora and Bill return to Quivira?

5. How does Sloane test Nora's authority yet again?

6. What two things do the skinwalkers do when they go into Chilbah valley in Chapter 36?

7. What discovery does Black make, and how is it discovered?

8. What does Sloane conceal from Nora and how does Black react?

9. Who grabs Nora from behind when she goes to check whether or not Sloane had killed Smithback?

10. What surprises Sloane after she kills the skinwalker that chases her and Nora up the tower ladders?

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