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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 did Nora's father sometimes mark his trail?

2. How does Bill Smithback arrive at the marina in Page, Arizona?

3. What does Peter agree to do for Nora?

4. What do they learn from the skull found?

5. Why does Nora call Cal Tech?

Short Essay Questions

1. What distracts Goddard during his meeting with Nora?

2. Who is still missing from the group when Nora arrives at the meeting place?

3. What two incidents in Chapters 1 through 8 suggest to the reader some kind of witchcraft or demonic forces are at work behind the scenes?

4. Why did Nora Kelly's mother have such a low opinion of her husband, Padraic?

5. What happens to Teresa Gozales and why?

6. What kind of gear was placed atop the rim of the canyon, way above Quivira and what was its purpose?

7. Why does Nora have a hard time with the one condition that Dr. Goddard imposes?

8. How does John tell them that a person becomes a witch?

9. Why does Nora ask that the expedition be kept a secret?

10. What does Aragon accuse Black of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 31, Aragon has spends the entire night going over the bones that they found in the crawlspace. His revelations are disturbing at the very least and uncover some conflicting observations. Why does it make Nora and Aragon nervous? After an entire night absorbed in the task of understanding the bones and their history, how does he believe they connect to the skull found in Anasazi cave they explored before finding Quivira? What is the overall significance of this find?

Essay Topic 2

In several instances, there are deaths that can be attributed to wolfskin runners or skinwalkers. They are referred to as witches by the natives, and feared by all. What other names are they given and why?

Part one: Name the different places and occasions where the skinwalkers have asserted themselves. What behaviors can be attributed to their specific brand of witchcraft? What displays were created by them?

Part two: What are the prerequisites to becoming a skinwalker? What rituals are necessary, and what items are collected for future use by the skinwalkers?

Part three: What is the purpose or objectives of the skinwalkers? What are they trying to accomplish?

Essay Topic 3

With all that has been revealed so far, choose which truth is behind the city and its inhabitants. One theory is that an earthquake released a toxic spore from the earth and either killed or drove out the inhabitants. The other theory argues the possibility that with the amount of corpse powder being produced and used, an earthquake may have released it on an unsuspecting population, killing many and driving the rest out. Support your choice with facts taken from the book.

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