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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. In Chapter 14, what is hanging on the ranch gate?
2. Who states that deer are far-sighted?
3. In Chapter 16, Leaphorn sees the same kachina mask that he saw at Jason's Fleece. Where else has he seen this image in the book?
4. Why does Halsey think the commune's location is legal?
5. What did Leaphorn experience in college with Tom Bob and Blackie Bisti?
Short Essay Questions
1. John O'Malley is watching for seven people he believes are involved in the narcotics operation. Who does Leaphorn recognize from the seven photographs?
2. When Dance Hall of the Dead ends, where is Susanne most likely?
3. Leaphorn realizes who the killer is but can't prove it. He gives the information to two people. Whom does he tell and why?
4. What are the Koyemshi, and what is their significance?
5. Describe Leaphorn's view at the beginning of Chapter 18.
6. Who is in the procession of the Council of the Gods?
7. In Chapter 15, what disturbs Leaphorn about the dead deer killed by George Bowlegs?
8. After leaving the Bowlegs hogan in Chapter 14, what is Leaphorn's plan for the investigation.
9. In Chapter 16, Leaphorn is shot with a hypodermic dart. How was this done?
10. Although George Bowlegs is mentioned often in the book, the reader doesn't see him until Chapter 19 when he appears in front of Leaphorn.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 3, the reader learns more about George Bowlegs through Leaphorn's eyes and in his conversation with George's younger brother, Cecil. This information leaves the reader feeling empathetic for both boys who live a life of loneliness and poverty. Which testimony from Chapter 3 is more powerful in its ability to generate the empathy: Leaphorn's observations or what Cecil says. Would the empathy be as strong with only perspective of the Bowlegs home life?
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 10, it is revealed that if Ernesto Cata had lived, he would have grown up as a respected and honored member of the Zuni, even a leader. Compare and contrast Ernesto's possible future with George's probable future. Does this explain some of George's "crazy" behavior that several have reported to Leaphorn?
Essay Topic 3
Chapter 11 hints at Susanne's background. How does the author let the reader know about Susanne's troubled home without a specific statement to that fact? How has this made her a victim within the commune? What characters seems to actually care about Susanne?
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