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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. What is the name of the Cessna's pilot?
(a) Pauling.
(b) Chee.
(c) Jansen.
(d) Hidalgo.

2. According to the rumors that Chee shares with the owner of the Burnt Water Trading Post, what kind of drugs were being smuggled in on the Cessna?
(a) Opium.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Marijuana.

3. From where was the missing vehicle rented?
(a) Tulsa Regional Airport.
(b) Albuquerque International Airport.
(c) Phoenix International Airport.
(d) Dallas - Fort Worth International Airport.

4. When Chee telephones the hotel where Gaines is staying, who does Chee get a hold of?
(a) Ben Gaines.
(b) T.L. Johnson.
(c) Larry Collins.
(d) Miss Pauling.

5. How many lights are used to mark the plane's "landing" site?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the local gossip, who killed the John Doe that Chee was investigating?

2. When Chee first meets the owner of the Burnt Water Trading Post, how long has the owner been operating the store?

3. How was the person inside the missing vehicle killed?

4. According to Johnson, how many sets of tracks are visible at the plane crash site?

5. How many grandchildren does Lomatewa have?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Chee suddenly awakens in the arroyo, what sound first causes him to wake?

2. Describe the man who emerges from the car that drives to the crash site as Chee is looking for answers.

3. As Chee studies the tracks left on the ground in the wash, what does Chee deduce about the hidden car?

4. Describe the plane wreckage when Jim Chee first sees it.

5. Why does the Cessna's pilot fly near Balakai Mesa on his route?

6. What similarity does Chee notice about the man who was at the plane crash site and the man who almost discovered Chee's hiding place during his night in the arroyo?

7. Why are there only a few exit points from the wash in which Chee finds the missing vehicle?

8. What does Albert Lomatewa notice about the boot he sees fifteen yards away from him on the trail?

9. What does Johnson assume took place when Chee and Gaines were talking at the plane crash site?

10. After visiting the crash site and hearing Chee's explanation of events, what conclusion does the woman who emerged from the car draw?

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