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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 do after making sure that Bill is okay?

2. What does Black realize as he is digging out the Sun Kiva?

3. What arrives at the marina in Page?

4. What does Bill do when Nora confesses her intentions?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Black justify his omission when the flash flood comes?

5. How do Smithback and Nora escape?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Overall, this book could be said to contain several morals. What are they? What specific lessons are learned? Obstacles overcome? Closures attained? What would you say is the overall message of this novel? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Separating oneself from the comforts of home and conveniences of city life can exact a toll on a person. While some characters would see this as a challenge to be overcome with grace and dignity, others might not be so strong. Which characters rise to the occasion, becoming stronger and showing an ability to cope? Which characters break down? Speculate as to why the different characters react the way that they do and on possible solutions?

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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