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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. Who is nicknamed Ironfingers?

2. How large is the Burnt Water Quadrangle that Chee is searching?

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

4. What is the name of Johnson's partner who searches Chee's trailer with Johnson?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. According to Lomatewa's plan, when can the three men finally talk about the body they have discovered?

5. After escaping detection from the man investigating Chee's truck in the arroyo, what is Chee's first instinct?

6. What happened on the day that Chee first met the owner of the Burnt Water Trading Post?

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

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

9. While staring at the body Lomatewa finds off the trail, what does he notice about the body's feet?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Captain Largo and Cowboy Dashee.

a. How are the two characters similar? How are they different?

b. Compare the role that justice plays in each of their lives. How is each character affected by the concept of justice, both positively and negatively?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The author uses several different literary techniques as the story is told in regard to the story's flow. Describe the techniques of both flashbacks and foreshadowing. How are each of these techniques used in the story? Give specific examples of each technique. Why might the author have chosen to use both of these techniques in the story? Was the story enhanced by the use of these two techniques? Why or why not?

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