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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 arrested on a narcotics charge, how many pounds of marijuana did the police confiscate?

2. Where is the prison that Chee goes to visit?

3. How many days after the visit will Chee leave a "present" at the windmill for the man he is visiting?

4. As Chee ponders what he learns from the intercepted phone call, who does Chee begin to believe made the telephone call?

5. According to what Dashee tells Chee, about how heavy should the missing drugs be?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How was Thomas West killed?

4. Describe Black Mesa.

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. According to Mr. Armijo, why did the person Chee goes to the prison to find out about have lots of friends in the prison?

8. According to Chee's conversation with the old Hopi, what does Chee say that he understands it gets harder and harder to do?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Compare and contrast how the character of Jim Chee changes as the story progresses. Be sure to include your assessment of Chee's character when he is first introduced in the story, when Chee begins investigating the plane crash, when Chee figures out why the vandalism is occurring, and when Chee finally throws the cocaine in the river. Use examples from the story to support your answer.

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