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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. Where is Holroyd's body taken?

2. Who is the only member of the expedition that does not go into the Sun Kiva with the rest?

3. Where are Black, Sloane, Swire and Bonarotti when the flash flood hits?

4. What does Nora notice about Sloane when she runs into her coming down the ladder from the city?

5. Who is the next one to be targeted by the skinwalkers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Bonarotti sits outside after breaking through the seals to the Sun Kiva to have a cigarette and has trouble remembering what?

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

4. What does John Beiyoodzin realize when he makes his way up the Priest's Trail and finds the remains of the twig fire?

5. Sloane and Nora clash yet again. Why this time, and what is the outcome?

6. After her argument with Nora, what does Sloane do?

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

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

9. How do Nora and Bill get out of the slot canyon after regaining consciousness?

10. How does the flash flood announce itself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Two characters begin timidly but redeem themselves. Who are they? Naming each, explain why they are reluctant heroes and then describe the acts of courage that occur. How does their lives changes as a direct result of that heroism? In each case, putting yourself in that character's shoes, could you have risen to the occasion? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

As part of the deal that Dr. Goddard makes with Nora, his daughter Sloane is to be allowed to join the expedition. What is Nora's first impression of Sloane? What motivates Dr. Goddard to insist that she attend? What is his agenda? What conclusions can be drawn about his intentions based on his history, and through him, Sloane's intentions? What specific passages support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

In the early chapters of the book, Nora has a distinct disdain for Bill. She mentally puts him down and is openly sarcastic and either unresponsive or her responses to him are negatively charged. This changes dramatically by the end of the book as he wins her trust and her heart. How did he lose it to begin with? What single event almost kept him single? What was the turning point? How did he finally change her mind about him? This was an issue that involved a confrontation, a revelation, and an act of selflessness. Be sure to name them all.

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