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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. What does Chee have for lunch when he and Pete have lunch together?
(a) Ham sandwich.
(b) Mutton stew and fry bread.
(c) Hamburger and fries.
(d) Meatloaf.

2. What does Leaphorn read on the plane home from New York?
(a) Wall Street Journal.
(b) New Yorker.
(c) Sports Illustrated.
(d) Readers' Digest.

3. Approximately how high do the cliffs of Many Ruins Canyon rise above a narrow, sandy bottom?
(a) Nearly 2,000 feet.
(b) Almost 1,000 feet.
(c) 1,200 feet.
(d) 1,500 feet.

4. After checking two possible landing points on the reservation side of the river and looking at the mouths of Butler Wash and Comb Creek, what bird does Leaphorn see?
(a) Wattled crane.
(b) Owl.
(c) Snow goose.
(d) Snowy egret.

5. What color are L. G. Marcy's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does Houk write a note before he dies?

2. How old was Brigham when he was found in an old coyote den?

3. How far will Brigham and Leaphorn have to carry Friedman-Bernal from the canyon bottom to the river?

4. When would Houk go down the river in his kayak?

5. What mental problems did Brigham have?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Leaphorn sees a snowy egret, what does he compare it to?

2. What does Detective McGee look like?

3. Where did Etcitty find the pot that DuMont purchased?

4. What does Amos Whistler say about the area where the pots came from that interest Friedman-Bernal?

5. Where does Pete's ex-boyfriend want her to go?

6. When Leaphorn climbs a cliff, who is standing waiting for him?

7. What has Houk done during his life?

8. What memories does Houk have of the first fifty years of his life?

9. How does Leaphorn persuade Marcy to tell him the name of the buyer who bought the pot Friedman-Bernal was interested in?

10. How does Leaphorn travel home from New York?

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