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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the secret name given to Nashibitti at the Night Way Ceremonial?
(a) He Who Gives Answers.
(b) She Who is Wise.
(c) She Who Remains Silent.
(d) He Who Asks Questions.

2. Who tells Leaphorn that kachinas are invisible unless you're about to die?
(a) A college roommate.
(b) The commune neighbors.
(c) Ed Pasquaanti.
(d) Father Ingles.

3. In Chapter 8, what is being whipped into a frantic thrashing?
(a) Tumbleweeds.
(b) The door to the hogan.
(c) The wind.
(d) Juniper limbs.

4. In Chapter 10, to what job is Naranjo assigned?
(a) Interviewing the Zuni.
(b) Monitoring the highways.
(c) Escorting the federal agents around.
(d) Covering non-Navajo periphery of the Zuni reservation.

5. Leaphorn estimates that Short Bowlegs was killed when?
(a) Early that morning.
(b) 30 minutes before Leaphorn's arrival.
(c) Several hours.
(d) The day before.

6. In Chapter 5, what surprise does Leaphorn see emerging from the arbor?
(a) Ted Isaacs.
(b) A human with a deer head.
(c) A human with a bird head.
(d) George Bowlegs.

7. According to a neighbor, where is the owner of the commune land believed to live?
(a) Farmington.
(b) Santa Fe.
(c) Chinle.
(d) Window Rock.

8. In Chapter 3, how does Leaphorn think of the Zuni village?
(a) Bowl-shaped.
(b) Beehive.
(c) Enemy.
(d) Ancient.

9. In Chapter 9, Leaphorn deduces that a horse is missing. Who has it?
(a) Halsey.
(b) Dr. Reynolds.
(c) George Bowlegs.
(d) Susanne.

10. In Chapter 3, Leaphorn makes the observation that days that begin badly end badly. What happens to make him think this?
(a) He gets lost going to Shorty Bowleg's hogan.
(b) He can't locate George.
(c) Shorty Bowlegs is too drunk to talk.
(d) He has a flat tire.

11. Who believes that something was hunting George Bowlegs?
(a) O'Malley.
(b) Baker.
(c) Pasquaanti.
(d) Leaphorn.

12. In Chapter 6, for whom does Leaphorn feel an amused attraction?
(a) Susanne.
(b) Young Wife.
(c) Alice Madman.
(d) Dr. Reynolds.

13. What is Halona Itawana?
(a) A Zuni elder.
(b) A Zuni village.
(c) A Navajo location.
(d) A Zuni ritual.

14. In Chapter 10, why is O'Malley angry with Leaphorn?
(a) For being insolent.
(b) For not finding George Bowlegs.
(c) For investigating the Bowlegs hogan.
(d) For being Navajo.

15. What did Susanne make George take from her the last time she saw him?
(a) Some venison.
(b) A charm to protect him.
(c) Water.
(d) Her old blue quilted jacket.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Susanne in Chapter 6, what had George asked her about the day before?

2. Who are Bacobi and Atarque?

3. What are Belacani?

4. Which of these men is the McKinley County Deputy Sheriff?

5. Who says, "When the dung beetle moves, know that something has moved it"?

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