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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. According to the newspaper articles Chee and Mary read at the library, how many roustabouts were originally thought to have been killed in the oil well explosion?

2. Who is Sherman Huff?

3. After Chee yells at Mary to run, what does Mary manage to get from the truck?

4. After Chee has surgery to remove the bullet, who is in Chee's hospital room when he wakes up?

5. When Chee wakes up in his hospital room, what program is showing, albeit without the sound, on the television in Chee's hospital room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Chee not simply leave his room when he sees that Wolf is in the hospital?

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, what does he discover when he reaches the area he intended to visit?

5. According to the discussion Mary and Chee have after leaving the roustabout's sister, why does Chee initially believe that Emerson Charley's body disappeared?

6. According to what Chee tells Mary, how does one become a Navajo witch?

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

8. After yelling at Mary to run, why does Chee turn and run in the opposite direction?

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. After Chee and Mary discover the dead body, why does Chee yell at Mary to run?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many ways, the novel is a series of contrasts designed to heighten the reader's awareness and draw the reader deeper into the story and the intricacies of each of the story's characters. Identify at least three contrasts that are used in the novel. Describe these contrasts and determine how they affect the story's plot as well as the reader's emotional involvement in the characters' lives. If these identified contrasts were not included in the story, what effect would their absence have on the storyline, the characters' development, and the readers' involvement?

Essay Topic 2

B.J. Vines seems to be a man who is supremely confident in his ability to come out on top. Identify at least three instances from the story that highlight his confidence. How is Vines helped by his utter confidence? How is Vines hurt by his confidence? Provide examples of each.

Essay Topic 3

There are several characters introduced in the story who do not survive the end of the story. Identify at least three people killed as the novel progresses. Compare and contrast each of these deaths, being sure to indicate which character died, how the character died, who was responsible for the character's death, and what effect on the overall plot the character's death had. What could have - or should have - been learned from each of these deaths by the other characters?

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