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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. Where did one of the men presumed dead in the explosion finally turn up?
(a) In Dallas.
(b) In Checkers.
(c) In Grants.
(d) In Albuquerque.

2. About when did the explosion at the oil well occur?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1947.

3. According to Mrs. Vines, who stole the missing box?
(a) The People of Darkness.
(b) The Yataalii.
(c) The Skinwalker Clan.
(d) The People of the Night.

4. Where was B.J. Vines when he got sick and had to be flown to a hospital?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Russia.

5. According to Chee's predecessor, how did Dillon Charley get involved with B.J. Vines?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Politics.
(c) Women.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rosemary hires Chee to find the missing box, where is B.J. Vines?

2. To what university campus does Wolf eventually drive after leaving his trailer?

3. What award did B.J. Vines win for hunting?

4. What does Chee learn when he finally finds the person he is looking for?

5. After finishing with his interview, where does Chee invite Mary?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. As the reader is first introduced to Jim Chee, why does Jim Chee not have his winter coat with him?

4. What is the malpais?

5. As Chee drives into the desert, he is listening to songs his uncle wants him to memorize. Why does his uncle want Chee to memorize these songs?

6. According to Chee's predecessor, a relationship with the tribal police was destroyed after the oil well explosion. Describe the initial rift that caused the relationship to unravel.

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

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

9. As Chapter 8 opens, for what is Colton Wolf waiting?

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

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