View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Vines do when Sena started hounding members of the peyote church when the trouble between the men first started?
(a) Sue the sheriff's department.
(b) Dock Sena's pay.
(c) Hire an attorney.
(d) File a complaint against Sena.

2. To whom does Colton Wolf talk at the hospital to confirm the information he received during the cautious phone call?
(a) Mrs. Byers.
(b) Mrs. Dwyer.
(c) Mrs. Myers.
(d) Mrs. Cryer.

3. Whose tombstone stands just off from the Vines' garage?
(a) Emerson Charley.
(b) Benjamin Vines.
(c) Sarah Vines.
(d) Dillon Charley.

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

5. What name is on the white cotton coat that Wolf takes with him as he leaves his trailer?
(a) Strongthorne Mortuary.
(b) End Days Mortuary.
(c) End of Times Mortuary.
(d) Stronghope Mortuary.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to rumor, what was Sena's mother planning to leave to Sena's older brother?

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

3. What is the name of Sena's brother killed in the explosion?

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

5. At this point in his investigation, who does Chee believe is responsible for taking the missing box?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the malpais?

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

3. According to what Chee learns while visiting his predecessor, how did the People of Darkness get their name?

4. Why is Tsoodzil important to the Navajos?

5. According to what Vines tells Chee, who does B.J. Vines believe is responsible for the oil well explosion and why?

6. According to what B.J Vines tells Chee, why does Vines believe the box was stolen?

7. 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.

8. According to what Charley tells Chee, what is contained in the missing box?

9. When Colton Wolf receives a letter at the beginning of Chapter 8, what is the subject of the letter?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 718 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample