1. What comparison is made in this first chapter?
(a) Between White and Native American values.
(b) Between men and women.
(c) Between thiefs and cops.
(d) Between life and death.

2. What did Reno tell Shorty about an old man from whom he got a horse?
(a) That the man had a mummified arm on his mantle.
(b) That the man was crazy from too much peyote.
(c) That the man did not know the value of a diamond.
(d) That the man had many tins of diamonds.

3. Who is Bernadette Manuelito?
(a) Was the dispatcher for the Tribal Police Academy and played on their police softball team.
(b) Worked for Joe Leaphorn for almost 25 years.
(c) Graduated from the Tribal Police Academy, worked for Joe Leaphorn whom she expects to marry soon, and did a short stint with the U.S. Border Patrol.
(d) Graduated from the Tribal Police Academy, worked for Jim Chee whom she expects to marry soon, and did a short stint with the U.S. Border Patrol.

4. What about Jim Chee does Bernadette Manuelito remember?
(a) His kind ways.
(b) His way with horses.
(c) His strict adherence to traditions.
(d) A tendency to understate a situation.

5. What is Joe attempting to do?
(a) Run for mayor.
(b) Articulate his beliefs about how things work in the universe.
(c) Get back on the force.
(d) Earn a little cash on the side as a detective.