Vocabulary
Cloze Sentences
Comprehension Questions
Comprehension Questions Level 2
Comprehension Questions Level 3
100
Something forbidden.
What is a taboo?
100
The Navajo and the Zuni also have very different ________ beliefs.
What is spiritual?
100
Leaphorn's visit with Ted Isaacs in Chapter 4 is important because......
What is to get an explanation of the dig and why it is important.
100
This is Leaphorn's strategy for solving crimes.
What is that Leaphorn hates disorder and tries to carefully think of explanations for each piece of evidence.
100
Leaphorn is surprised that Susanne cannot stay with Isaacs since she is his girl because....
What is the cultural difference between Navajos and white men. A Navajo would put the safety of his family first.
200
This is a group that consists of habits of the people in it and the way they generally behave.
What is culture?
200
The Zuni and Navajo are __________ peoples of the American Southwest.
What is native?
200
Leaphorn could not have solved the mystery before meeting with Isaacs because....
What is Isaacs explanation for importance of the dig?
200
The character of Agent Baker is important because .......
What is that Baker presents the possibility that drugs might be a motive for the murder.
200
Leaphorn thinks that it is unlikely that a Zuni is the murderer because....
What is that there has not been a murder by a Zuni in a very long time because of their religious beliefs.
300
Someone that was born and raised in a particular region.
What is a native?
300
The Zuni and Navajo reservations are near one another, the _________ of these tribes are very different.
What is culture?
300
Susanne is afraid to leave Jason's Fleece because .......
What is that she does not have anywhere else to go.
300
Reynolds is worried that George will show others what he stole from the dig because .......
What is the proof that Reynolds is lying and would ruin his career.
300
Halsey's behavior complicates Leaphorn's investigation because.....
What is that Halsey keeps Leaphorn away from the bus, does not want to answer questions, and does not want Susanne to answer questions.
400
This is an activity, a way of behaving, or an event which is usual or traditional in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
What is a custom?
400
It is a _________ to reveal certain details of the Zuni religion to outsiders.
What is taboo?
400
The Zuni practice of worshiping gods shows that the Zuni's are spiritual people. In this sentence, what does spiritual mean?
What is religious?
400
When Leaphorn tells Pasquaanti about how he thinks Ernesto died, the author creates a mood of .......
What is sadness.
400
This is used as a literary device to tease readers about plot turns that will occur later in the story.
What is to foreshadow.
500
Relating to people's religious beliefs.
What is spiritual?
500
The tribes work to preserve their native languages and practice their tribal ________.
What are customs?
500
The Zuni people live differently from Navajos because the Zunis and Navajos have different........
What is cultures?
500
The Belacani, or white people, call their home Jason's Fleece because.....
What is the allusion that Jason's Fleece is a happy place.
500
Who is the dart trap intended for and why doesn't the killer use a bullet....
What is the dart trap is meant for George and the killer does not want him dead because they need to find out where the arrowhead is.
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