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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. According to the person Chee goes to visit, how big are the suitcases?

2. When the prisoner Chee is investigating was involved in an armed robbery, who was the prisoner's accomplice?

3. When Chee asks Dashee if Dashee has caught the windmill vandals yet, who does Dashee blame the vandalism on?

4. What is the name of the Custodian of the Fourth World of the Hopis?

5. When Chee notices vehicle tracks in the sand that have been dampened by the previous night's rain, where is Chee headed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chee see when he goes to the shrine that solves the mystery of why the windmill is being vandalized?

2. How does Chee respond when Dashee asks Chee directly if Chee found the car?

3. When Dashee meets Chee on U.S. 160, what does Chee tell Dashee?

4. Why does Dashee's boss, the sheriff, think Dashee knows where the drugs are hidden?

5. While Chee and Dashee are meeting with the old Hopi, why is Dashee incredulous?

6. As Chee flees from his trailer where two men were waiting for him, what does Chee wonder about in regard to the scheduled exchange?

7. When Chee phones Dashee to ask about the missing drugs, what does Dashee tell Chee?

8. How does Chee decide to ensure that Miss Pauling has access to the switchboard at the Hopi Cultural Center motel when Gaines's call comes in?

9. According to Chee's conversation with the old Hopi, what does Chee say that he understands it gets harder and harder to do?

10. According to Mr. Armijo, how did Armijo know the person Chee goes to the prison to find out about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the course of the novel, Hopi and Navajo traditions abound. In fact, these traditions and rituals become a main reason behind the story's plot. Identify at least three different Hopi or Navajo traditions that impacted the plot and the lives of the characters involved in the story. For each instance, describe the ritual, the characters involved, and how the Hopi or Navajo traditions impacted the story's plot. How might the story have been different if these traditions had not been a part of the plot? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

There are several characters introduced in the story who do not survive until the end of the story. Identify at least three people killed as the novel progresses. Compare and contrast each of these deaths, being sure to indicate which character died, how the character died, who was responsible for the character's death, and what impact on the overall plot the character's death had. What could have--or should have--been learned from each of these deaths by the other characters?

Essay Topic 3

The book is titled The Dark Wind. Why did the author choose this title? How does the title foreshadow the events that unfold in the story, the struggles of the main character, and the determination of Jim Chee to set things right?

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