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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. When Chee telephones the hotel where Gaines is staying, who does Chee get a hold of?

2. According to the conversation at the Burnt Water Trading Post, what did the man seen lurking around suddenly turn into?

3. What name does Dashee go by when being addressed by his family members?

4. Who is nicknamed Ironfingers?

5. According to what Johnson tells Chee, how many days will it be before the people who own the drugs figure out that Chee had them?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. According to Chee, how does one become a good tracker?

4. While staring at the body Lomatewa finds off the trail, why is Lomatewa thinking about how to handle the body?

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

6. After Johnson handcuffs Chee in Chee's trailer, what does Johnson insist that Chee keep in mind?

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

8. After making the telephone call to the hotel where Gaines was staying, why does Chee head towards the plane crash site?

9. According to what Largo tells Chee, what does the Drug Enforcement Agency think about the location of the drug shipment?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is no doubt that Miss Pauling is greatly affected by the events the death of her brother. Discuss how her brother's death and the events thereafter affect not only Miss Pauling's worldview, but also her determination to find her brother's killer. How do Miss Pauling's experiences affect her mental state, her susceptibility to being used by Gaines, and her willingness to help Chee?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following people in the story: Jim Chee, Cowboy Dashee, T.L. Johnson, Captain Largo, and Ben Gaines.

Essay Topic 3

There are several characters introduced in the story who do not survive until 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 impact 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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