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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 does Nora see on Smithback when she regains consciousness?

2. What does Nora accuse her of?

3. Where is Holroyd's body taken?

4. What thought horrifies Nora after the skinwalker and Sloane tumble down to their deaths?

5. What is the first thing Nora learns from Sloane when they return?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Skip go to for help and why?

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

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

4. What had Sloane's father surmised regarding the few small shards of black on yellow micaceous pottery he had been able to study?

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

6. How does the flash flood announce itself?

7. How does the rescue effort manifest itself at the marina in Page?

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

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

10. What does John do after he saves Nora and Bill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

With all that has been revealed so far, choose which truth is behind the city and its inhabitants. One theory is that an earthquake released a toxic spore from the earth and either killed or drove out the inhabitants. The other theory argues the possibility that with the amount of corpse powder being produced and used, an earthquake may have released it on an unsuspecting population, killing many and driving the rest out. Support your choice with facts taken from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why does the Nankoweap tribe avoid Chilbah Valley? How are they tied together? What factors are revealed in the book that would lead the reader to believe that there is a deeper connection between the Anasazi people and the Nankoweap people? What actual ties from one to the other are revealed?

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