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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. What is the name of the Custodian of the Fourth World of the Hopis?

2. According to his mother, how many one hundred dollar bills did Joseph have when he returned from prison

3. According to the rap sheet Chee is reading at the prison, what was the prisoner's first arrest for?

4. When the prisoner Chee is investigating was arrested on a narcotics charge, how many pounds of marijuana did the police confiscate?

5. What is the name of the clerk that the stolen necklace is given to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. According to the friend of West that Chee interviews, why did Johnson stay parked away from the prison long after he and West were finished talking?

4. How does Chee decide to ensure that Miss Pauling has access to the switchboard at the Hopi Cultural Center motel when Gaines's call comes in?

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

6. Describe Black Mesa.

7. 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?

8. According to the old Hopi, why is there no longer any water at the Hopi's sacred place?

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

10. How does Chee respond when Largo asks Chee for all of his paperwork?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hillerman uses this story to examine the role that truth plays in our daily lives. Examine the author's beliefs through his storytelling. Why would the author choose this story to overlay his demonstration of the consequences realized when the truth is distorted or hidden? What did you learn from the author's discussion on truth? What other avenues, if any, could the author have used to express his beliefs? Would those avenues have been as effective as the story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

T.L. Johnson wears different masks in the story. Both a DEA agent and narcotics trafficker, Johnson is a study in contradictions. Identify, then compare and contrast the different sides of T.L. Johnson. How would the entire plot have been affected if Johnson had not been successful at deceiving those around him, especially Jim Chee? Why is it necessary for Johnson to wear different masks? Explain your reasoning.

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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