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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wolf do when he reaches the area where people normally dump their junk?

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

3. When Chee finds the home of the person he is looking for, the person is not there. To whom does Chee speak?

4. For what agency does the bacteriologist at the beginning of the novel work?

5. What is Colton Wolf's hobby?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When asked by Chee, why does B.J. Vines claim that Sena dislikes Vines?

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

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

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. As the reader is first introduced to Jim Chee, what season is just beginning according to the traditional calendar of Dinee?

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

8. 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?

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

10. How does Vines' attempt to remove Chee from the missing box investigation affect Chee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main desires of B.J. Vines (a.k.a. Carl Lebeck) - the reasons behind his grand scheme. For each demand, tell Vines' reasoning behind the desire and what Vines hoped to ultimately accomplish or gain through his actions.

Essay Topic 2

One of the main themes is this novel involves honor.

a. Identify three characters that are honorable in their actions. For each character, describe an instance in which the character acted honorably.

b. Why do these characters try to be honorable?

c. What is the outcome for these characters? Were they successful in their endeavors or would they have been more successful if they had not taken the honorable route? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Jim Chee and Henry Becenti can be seen as kindred spirits. Although they are not quite the same, they share a number of similarities. Identify and describe these similarities. Then, based on your discussion of their similarities, identify the ways in which these two men's similarities facilitate the plot's development and moves the story forward.

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