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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. Where are the New Mexico State Police located?
(a) Farmington.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Tuba City.
(d) Hoopla.

2. What does Leaphorn think will kill him if the flames don't?
(a) Starvation.
(b) A lack of oxygen.
(c) His weak heart.
(d) Dehydration.

3. What word is stenciled across the lid of the gasoline cans?
(a) Hindering.
(b) Explosives.
(c) AIM.
(d) Dangerous.

4. What does Tull tell O'Malley he wanted to collect when his friends left him?
(a) His Blue Cross benefits.
(b) His Salvation Army badge.
(c) His children.
(d) His Red Cross stickers.

5. What constellation does Leaphorn notice in this section?
(a) The Great Bear.
(b) The Milky Way.
(c) Ursa Minor.
(d) The Orion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say stirred the air?

2. What does Leaphorn use to cut the nylon string that binds Tso's ankles?

3. What does Leaphorn say three dollars is a show of in Short Mountain country?

4. Who does Witover call a crazy son of a bitch?

5. What has goldrims dropped into the cave entrance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Tull and the others escape by helicopter?

2. What was James Tso's plan?

3. What problems does Leaphorn have at the beginning of Chapter 13?

4. How does Leaphorn find his way to the canyon?

5. How do the men try to kill Leaphorn in this section?

6. Why is the name Haas important?

7. What new information does Witover give Leaphorn?

8. Where does Leaphorn know James Tso from?

9. How does Benjamin Tso die?

10. Why does the dragging sound frighten Leaphorn so much?

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