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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 does Wolf initially go when he leaves town after shooting Chee?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Tucson.
(c) Albuquerque.
(d) Denver.

2. According to the newspaper articles Chee and Mary read at the library, how many oil company employees were originally thought to have been killed in the oil well explosion?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

3. When Wolf arrives at the hospital, where does he first head after entering the building?
(a) The doctors' lounge.
(b) The parking garage.
(c) The morgue.
(d) Chee's room.

4. After learning Emerson Charley's cause of death, whom do Chee and Mary visit next?
(a) A witch doctor.
(b) A surgeon.
(c) An epidemiologist.
(d) A sergeant.

5. Literally, what does "malpais" mean?
(a) Dry country.
(b) Flat land.
(c) Bad country.
(d) Barren land.

Short Answer Questions

1. After shooting Chee, what does the killer do before driving away?

2. Who sees the Wolf talking to the person Wolf is about to kill?

3. According to the woman Chee finds, where is the final roustabout's body located?

4. When Chee realizes that the killer is in the hospital, where does Chee hide?

5. When Chee is released from the hospital, where is the first place he and Mary plan to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is so unusual about the men who were part of the roustabout crew, as well as the men in the Charley family?

2. As Wolf slips out of the hospital, what does Wolf suddenly realize?

3. After shooting Chee at the malpais, why does Wolf decide to go after both Chee and Mary?

4. When Chee has trouble sleeping and sneaks out of his hospital room, why does he visit the area he goes to?

5. What does Chee find when he exits his hiding space after the killer has left?

6. When Chee has trouble sleeping and sneaks out of his hospital room, what does he discover when he reaches the area he intended to visit?

7. As Chee and Mary leave the roundabout's sister, why does Mary ask Chee to explain what the sister had said?

8. When Chee learns that the final roustabout has died, why does Chee want to see the body?

9. After discovering the dead body on the way to where the missing box is supposed to be, how does Chee realize that the killer is still nearby?

10. When Chee and Mary find an article discussing the arrest of Dillon Charley in the days after the explosion, what is NOT mentioned?

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