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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 does Sloane wonder while she is waiting to ambush Nora?

2. What does Sloane do instead of getting medicine for Black?

3. What does Nora find as she continues to flee the injured skinwalker?

4. What is the last thing Black realizes?

5. What does Nora realize as she berates her for entering the Kiva?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Swire angry when Nora and Bill return to Quivira?

2. Who argues with Sloane's decision to open the Sun Kiva?

3. How does Black justify his omission when the flash flood comes?

4. Who grabs Nora from behind when she goes to check whether or not Sloane had killed Smithback?

5. Who does Skip go to for help and why?

6. What does Black think of Sloane's behavior as the flood waters rage?

7. After her argument with Nora, what does Sloane do?

8. How do Nora and Bill get out of the slot canyon after regaining consciousness?

9. Why is Beiyoodzin seeking the Priest's Trail?

10. What does John do after he saves Nora and Bill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Skip Kelly is given work as part of Nora's deal with Dr. Goddard. Earlier, first impressions were discussed.

Part one: What first impression does Skip give? How is that in direct opposition to his actual character? What acts or actions define him throughout this story, and what are the differences between the character he reveals on first impression vs the character that he actually is?

Part two: What first impression do you think you give? How is that in opposition with who you believe yourself to be inside (if at all)? What is the reason for the discrepancy between the two?

Essay Topic 2

Aragon comes to the conclusion that it is likely that they Aztecs or their Toltec predecessors invaded the Anasazi civilization at Quivira sometime around A.D. 950. When that happened, everything changed. How did the Toltecs present themselves to the Anasazi peoples? What was the result of their influence on the Anasazi? How is Aragon able to establish these facts? What is the science that he uses to back up his suppositions?

Essay Topic 3

Why does the Nankoweap tribe avoid Chilbah Valley? How are they tied together? What factors are revealed in the book that would lead the reader to believe that there is a deeper connection between the Anasazi people and the Nankoweap people? What actual ties from one to the other are revealed?

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