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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the story opens, how long does Chee have before deciding whether to accept his appointment to the FBI?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) Five weeks.
(d) Seven weeks.

2. As Chapter 8 opens, where is Colton Wolf?
(a) In his trailer.
(b) In his car.
(c) On a plane.
(d) On a train.

3. How does Chee's predecessor characterize Dillon Charley's son?
(a) Crazy.
(b) Loving.
(c) Struggling.
(d) Mean-spirited.

4. As Chee takes Mary home, whose truck is still parked in the auction's parking lot?
(a) Marcus Colby.
(b) Tomas Charley.
(c) Rosemary Vines.
(d) Colton Wolf.

5. As Chee and Mary leave the auction, who is talking to the person Chee needed to track down?
(a) A sheriff.
(b) An auctioneer.
(c) A tribal police officer.
(d) A blond man.

Short Answer Questions

1. After renting the vehicle, where does Wolf first drive?

2. What is Jim Chee studying to become?

3. According to Rosemary Vines, what do the Navajos in the area think B.J. is?

4. What is the time of day when the tow truck arrives to remove the illegally parked truck?

5. According to Chee's predecessor, who might have taken the missing box from the Vines home?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Chapter 8 opens, why is Colton Wolf working on his guns?

2. According to Chee, why do Navajos lack sentimentality about corpses?

3. Even though Chee is curious about why Rosemary has requested his presence at her house, Chee does not ask her any questions. Why not?

4. Why does Wolf's employer send Wolf to the university campus?

5. Describe the second person who illegally parks the car in the parking lot while the bacteriologist watches from her window.

6. Describe the person who illegally parks the truck in the parking lot while the bacteriologist watches from her window.

7. When Chee finally finds the home of the person he's looking for, Chee is asked to pass on a message. What is the message?

8. Why does the Vines' house puzzle Jim Chee?

9. What is the malpais?

10. After Rosemary questions Chee on how well he knows Navajo "religion," what does Rosemary ask if Chee knows anything about?

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