1. How does B.J Vines characterize the oil well explosion?
(a) As a surprise.
(b) As a mistake.
(c) As a conspiracy.
(d) As an accident.

2. As Wolf drives away from the malpais, how much over the speed limit does Wolf drive?
(a) Two miles per hour.
(b) Five miles per hour.
(c) Ten miles per hour.
(d) Eight miles per hour.

3. What does Chee learn when he finally finds the person he is looking for?
(a) Rosemary Vines stole the box.
(b) Tomas Charley stole the box.
(c) Gordo Sena stole the box.
(d) B.J. Vines stole the box.

4. What did Vines do when Sena started hounding members of the peyote church when the trouble between the men first started?
(a) File a complaint against Sena.
(b) Hire an attorney.
(c) Dock Sena's pay.
(d) Sue the sheriff's department.

5. As Chapter 8 opens, what is Colton Wolf doing?
(a) Cooking breakfast.
(b) Studying maps.
(c) Reading his mail.
(d) Ordering take-out.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the newspaper articles Chee and Mary read at the library, how many employees from the explosives company were originally thought to have been killed in the oil well explosion?

2. For what agency does the bacteriologist at the beginning of the novel work?

3. According to Mrs. Vines, who stole the missing box?

4. What is the name of the clan to which Chee belongs?

5. On what campus is the bacteriologist's lab located?

(see the answer key)

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