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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. On what road is Leaphorn traveling in the last scene of Chapter 6?
(a) N.M. 53.
(b) The Ramah-Ojo Caliente Road.
(c) The wagon trail.
(d) Interstate 40.

2. What does Cecil's lunchbox say on it?
(a) It says nothing.
(b) Cecil Bowlegs.
(c) St. Anthony School.
(d) Happiness is a strong kite string.

3. In Chapter 2, what road does Leaphorn take from Shiprock to Zuni?
(a) N.M. 53.
(b) The name of the road isn't mentioned.
(c) Interstate 40.
(d) S.H. 52.

4. Who wrote "Paleo-Indian Cultures in North America"?
(a) Chester Reynolds.
(b) Ted Isaacs.
(c) Gerard Livingston.
(d) Mortimer McClanahan

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Nashibitti?

2. In Chapter 3, Leaphorn makes the observation that days that begin badly end badly. What happens to make him think this?

3. In Chapter 1, the Little Fire God reaches the end of his run and sees his bicycle. Who does he expect to be waiting?

4. What does Leaphorn find in the Bowleg's stables?

5. Ernesto Cata is one of the missing boys. What other name or role does the reader know Cata by?

Short Essay Questions

1. Susanne is taking care of Otis, who she explains is sick. What is wrong with Otis in Leaphorn's opinion?

2. Leaphorn decides to take his rifle with him into the Bowlegs' hogan in Chapter 8. Why does he do this?

3. What Navajo custom does Leaphorn honor when he arrives at the Bowlegs' hogan?

4. Describe the landscape in Chapter 1.

5. Explain the Bow Society as mentioned in Dance Hall of the Dead?

6. What is distracting Leaphorn at the beginning of Chapter 10?

7. Describe Agent Baker and why his appearance doesn't match that of an FBI agent.

8. Leaphorn believes that George Bowlegs can survive easily enough in the wild until the snow comes. How does Leaphorn expect George to survive?

9. How do the four original men working this case react to Agents O'Malley and Baker?

10. Describe Ted Isaacs' appearance.

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