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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 the prisoner Chee is investigating was involved in an armed robbery, who was the prisoner's accomplice?

2. Where does the arroyo that the missing car is hidden in lead to?

3. Where does the person Chee goes to visit live?

4. After Chee finds the suitcases, about how long does he spend obliterating any signs that he has been there?

5. How far is it from Tuba City to the prison Chee goes to visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Mr. Armijo, how did Armijo know the person Chee goes to the prison to find out about?

2. Why does Chee unearth the hidden suitcases and take them with him to the village where the ceremony is taking place?

3. When Chee phones Dashee to ask about the missing drugs, what does Dashee tell Chee?

4. What is the one thing that the caller does not specify to Gaines during the phone call?

5. As Chee flees from his trailer where two men were waiting for him, whom does Chee think the two men may have been?

6. As Chee flees from his trailer where two men were waiting for him, what does Chee wonder about in regard to the scheduled exchange?

7. After returning to his office, why does Chee call the trading post at Teec Nos Pos?

8. According to what Miss Pauling overhears on Gaines's phone call, what does the caller insist on when the exchange is to be made and why?

9. How does Mr. Armijo describe the person that Chee goes to the prison to find out about?

10. What does Chee see when he goes to the shrine that solves the mystery of why the windmill is being vandalized?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jim Chee and Cowboy Dashee can be seen as kindred spirits. Although they are not quite the same, they share a number of similarities. Identify and describe these similarities. Then, based on your discussion of their similarities, identify the ways in which these two men's similarities facilitate the plot's development and moves the story forward.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

One of the main themes is this novel involves honor.

a. Identify three characters that are honorable in their actions. For each character, describe an instance in which the character acted honorably.

b. Why do these characters try to be honorable?

c. What is the outcome for these characters? Were they successful in their endeavors or would they have been more successful if they had not taken the honorable route? Explain your answer.

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