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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 is the name of the clerk that the stolen necklace is given to?

2. According to the rap sheet Chee is reading at the prison, how old was the prisoner when he was first arrested?

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

4. How far is it from Tuba City to the prison Chee goes to visit?

5. According to Captain Largo, what will happen to Chee if Chee becomes involved in Federal affairs?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. After returning to his office, why does Chee call the trading post at Teec Nos Pos?

3. Before the two men part, why does Dashee ask Chee what size boots Chee wears?

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

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

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

7. Describe Windmill 6.

8. According to Mr. Armijo, why did the person Chee goes to the prison to find out about have lots of friends in the prison?

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

10. What is the one thing that the caller does not specify to Gaines during the phone call?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast how the character of Jim Chee changes as the story progresses. Be sure to include your assessment of Chee's character when he is first introduced in the story, when Chee begins investigating the plane crash, when Chee figures out why the vandalism is occurring, and when Chee finally throws the cocaine in the river. Use examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the story, there are several attempts made on Chee's life.

a. Identify at least three attempts on Chee's life. Describe the situation and how Chee escapes.

b. Compare and contrast the characters that try to kill Chee, as well as these characters' motivations.

Essay Topic 3

T.L. Johnson wears different masks in the story. Both a DEA agent and narcotics trafficker, Johnson is a study in contradictions. Identify, then compare and contrast the different sides of T.L. Johnson. How would the entire plot have been affected if Johnson had not been successful at deceiving those around him, especially Jim Chee? Why is it necessary for Johnson to wear different masks? Explain your reasoning.

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