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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. As Wolf begins driving around Grant, what does he have with him?

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

3. Who is Sherman Huff?

4. According to what Chee has heard, who gave each of the roustabouts the same thing Chee finds in Emerson's clothing?

5. How does Wolf travel to his final destination after he leaves town following Chee's shooting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Chee tells the person he is visiting that several other men associated with the Charley family all died of cancer?

2. 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?

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

4. What does Chee learn from the Albuquerque police officer about the killer when the cop comes to Chee's hospital room?

5. After Chee realizes that the killer is still nearby, where does Chee send Mary?

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

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

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

9. What is the goal of the Navajo Way?

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

Throughout the story, there are several attempts made on Chee's life.

a. Identify at least three attempts on Chee's life. Describe the situation and how Chee escapes.

b. Compare and contrast the situations in which the attempts are made on Chee's life. What is the motivation in each of these situations to kill Chee?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, Jim Chee is struggling with the decision whether to remain in the Navajo world or to join the white man's world and accept a position with the FBI. Compare and contrast these two worlds. How are these two worlds regarded by Chee? What do these worlds provide for Chee? How is the story affected by Chee's relationship with each world?

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