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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bernie reassure Joanna?
(a) She says Chandler is gone forever and they still have Joanna's pistol.
(b) She says she can hear Chee yelling for her.
(c) She says she can hear a police siren on a helicopter.
(d) She says the water is gone forever.

2. Why is Joanna reluctant to climb off the ledge when Bernie thinks it is safe?
(a) She is afraid of heights.
(b) She still sees water on the floor.
(c) She is afraid of Chandler.
(d) She can't swim.

3. What does Chandler do when Joanna passes his hiding place?
(a) He shoots her.
(b) He knocks her out with a rock.
(c) He calmly confronts her.
(d) He trips her and she falls the rest of the way down the trail.

4. What does she decide about Joanna and Chandler?
(a) They are lost tourists.
(b) They will take the diamonds and leave shortly.
(c) They are armed and dangerous.
(d) They do not know where they are.

5. What has Chandler given up?
(a) Killing Sherman.
(b) Blackmailing Joanna.
(c) Finding Billy.
(d) Blackmailing Billy.

6. What is an accurate word to describe Chandler?
(a) Ruthless.
(b) Optimistic.
(c) Placid.
(d) Easygoing.

7. What are the two sets of tracks that Chee finds?
(a) A mama bear and her cub.
(b) One is a size 12 new hiking boots and one is a petite track, maybe Bernie's.
(c) A cougar and a man.
(d) An very lightweight woman and a dog.

8. What does the old shaman who lives on the side of the canyon claim?
(a) To know all Hopi.
(b) To speak to Hopi ancestors.
(c) To be Matwa.
(d) To have lots of diamonds.

9. Where are the tracks?
(a) On two parallel vertical trails.
(b) On the same trail and same direction but not made at the same time.
(c) On two parallel horizontal trails.
(d) On the same trail, but one going up and one coming down.

10. What does Bernie leave Billy?
(a) Some food and water.
(b) A coded signal.
(c) A note.
(d) Nothing.

11. Why does Bernie start exploring?
(a) She sees a man on a ledge.
(b) She hears a sound in the brush.
(c) She hears someone whistling.
(d) She becomes intrigued by the natural beauty around the area.

12. What does Bernie demand?
(a) That they get what they want and wait there for the helicopter.
(b) That they surrender the firearms.
(c) That they go out of the cave where she can check them out.
(d) That they leave immediately.

13. Who is the Kachina spirit who taught the Hopi not to fear death?
(a) Osiwa.
(b) Hoopiala.
(c) Kachinili.
(d) Matwa or the Skeleton Man.

14. Why does Chee call the Park Service?
(a) To tell them they will not be climbing out that day as planned.
(b) For a rescue helicopter.
(c) To ascertain their position.
(d) To tell them they have found a body.

15. Who does Bernie see holding the arm and gun?
(a) Chandler has the gun; Joanna has the arm.
(b) Neither has the arm; it is still lying by the snuff cans.
(c) Joanna.
(d) Chandler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Shaman preach?

2. For what else does Bernie ask?

3. What do the indications of the thunderclouds foreshadow?

4. For whom is Chee searching?

5. After Chandler talks about his diamonds, what does Joanna think?

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