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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the rumor Chee heard, who had designed the Vines' home?
(a) Carlo Scarpa.
(b) Albert Kahn.
(c) Alvar Aalto.
(d) Frank Lloyd Wright.

2. Who placed the peyote chief under arrest after the oil well explosion?
(a) Jim Chee.
(b) Emerson Charley.
(c) Henry Becenti.
(d) Gordo Sena.

3. What is the name of Sena's brother killed in the explosion?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Jonathon.
(c) Adam.
(d) Robert.

4. Where does Captain Leaphorn work?
(a) At the Warrick substation.
(b) At the Grants substation.
(c) At the Chinle substation.
(d) At the Checkers substation.

5. For what agency does the bacteriologist at the beginning of the novel work?
(a) Centers for Disease Control.
(b) National Institutes of Health.
(c) St. Jude's Research Hospital
(d) Cancer Research and Treatment Center.

6. How much additional money does Rosemary Vines offer to pay Chee when he returns the missing box?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $1,500.
(c) $2,500.
(d) $1,000.

7. When the reader is first introduced to Jim Chee, what day is it?
(a) October 30.
(b) November 30.
(c) December 3.
(d) November 3.

8. How does the bacteriologist characterize the parking lot she has been watching for several years from her lab's window?
(a) Competitive.
(b) Even.
(c) Stressful.
(d) Harried.

9. As Chapter 5 begins, Chee goes to visit his predecessor. Whom does Chee visit?
(a) Henry Becenti.
(b) Gordo Sena.
(c) B.J. Vines.
(d) Dillon Charley.

10. How much time elapsed between the explosion at the oil well and when the first deputy arrived on the scene?
(a) Five days.
(b) Seven days.
(c) One day.
(d) Three days.

11. As Chee talks with Rosemary, why is B.J. Vines in a hospital?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Fever.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Poison.

12. When Rosemary Vines first moved to the Vines' home, who was the foreman of the ranch?
(a) Marcus Colby.
(b) Curtis Russell.
(c) Dillon Charley.
(d) Gordo Sena.

13. According to what Chee is told by his caller, who does the caller believe is responsible for taking the missing box?
(a) Rosemary Vines.
(b) Emerson Charley.
(c) Gordo Sena.
(d) Tomas Charley.

14. What does Wolf do when he reaches the area where people normally dump their junk?
(a) Buries a body.
(b) Kills his target.
(c) Digs a hole.
(d) Steals a license plate.

15. According to Chee's predecessor, whose relationship with the tribal police was destroyed after the oil well explosion?
(a) Dillon Charley.
(b) Gordo Sena.
(c) Henry Becenti.
(d) B.J. Vines.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With the exception of B.J. Vines, who is the only other person to have ever looked inside the missing box?

3. During her second year at the lab, what did the bacteriologist begin bringing in with her?

4. As the story opens, how long does Chee have before deciding whether to accept his appointment to the FBI?

5. While Chee isn't sure he believes in visions, what does Chee believe in?

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