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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. What is the name of the FBI agent who talked to Margaret Cigaret?

2. What colors was the east streaked with?

3. What kind of cell does the Begay boy say he wants?

4. What is the road to Tso's hogan listed as?

5. What two chants does the listening Woman think Hso will need?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Adams meet Benjamin?

2. Why does Benjamin say he has come to his grandfather's hogan?

3. What legend does McGinnis describe in this section?

4. How does Begay escape in this section?

5. Who is John McGinnis?

6. What new information does McGinnis give Leaphorn about the man with the dog in this section?

7. Why does Leaphorn visit Basti in this section?

8. What does Tso think may be the cause of his illness?

9. Why does Adams want to visit Tso's Hogan?

10. What did Tso ask McGinnis to write to his grandson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Leaphorn's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Leaphorn hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Leaphorn ideas about life?

3. How has Leaphorn's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

What are the kidnappers plans? What does it say about the character of James Tso that he wants to avenge the death of 11 other Indians? Are there any weaknesses in Tso's plan?

Essay Topic 3

How does Leaphorn rescue the hostages? Were there any other ways Leaphorn could have rescued the hostages? What meaning does it give the story that all the hostages escape unharmed?

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