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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. How does Margaret describe the policeman she last talked to?

2. What kind of cigarettes does Steiner have?

3. What happened to John Tull when he was thirteen?

4. What did Leaphorn find that belongs to the Haas helicopter?

5. What are the women pouring into the fire pit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Leaphorn escape the fire?

3. Why is it so difficult for Leaphorn to leave his position?

4. How does Leaphorn kill the dog when it attacks him the second time?

5. Why does Leaphorn think Theodora and Benjamin are in trouble?

6. What does Benjamin say is his relationship with Theodora?

7. What makes Leaphorn the perfect officer for the Tso case?

8. Describe how Leaphorn is attacked when he arrives at the cave.

9. Why did Leaphorn go to the canyon in the first place?

10. What is a skinwalker?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How accurate is Hillerman's representation of criminal behavior? How does he use the story and character to create his representation?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What are the main turning points of the book? How does Hillerman develop his story to get to each turning point? What happens to the story after a major turning point?

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