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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Bernie sees as she looks in the cave/rain slot?
(a) A pile of diamonds.
(b) A small campfire.
(c) The mummified remains of the Shaman.
(d) Joanna's corpse.

2. Where is Bernie assigned to stay?
(a) At the foot of the sacred Hopi Salt Trail that leads to the Salt Woman Shrine.
(b) In a small cave hidden by brush.
(c) At a Hopi tent site.
(d) In the base camp.

3. Why can't Billy Tuve tell Cowboy and Jim what he is doing in the canyon when he gets the diamond?
(a) Someone has told him they will kill his mother if he tells.
(b) He cannot remember the original reason he went there.
(c) He is on "Kiva" business and therefore it is secret.
(d) He can tell them but it has to be in the Hopi native tongue.

4. Why do the Zunis have their rain dance ceremony before their rodeo?
(a) Having it before rodeo kept the cowboys from getting hurt.
(b) So it will keep the dust down in the arena when it rains.
(c) So that it will rain and cool off the participants.
(d) Because there is a time lag between the dance and when the rain comes.

5. Who knows that Billy is with Sherman?
(a) Only Joe Leaphorn.
(b) Everyone in Chee's group.
(c) Only Joanna.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bernie leave Billy?

2. What do Cowboy and Jim tell Joanna they want to do?

3. How much was Billy's bail?

4. Why does Bernie start exploring?

5. What do the indications of the thunderclouds foreshadow?

(see the answer key)

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