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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. According to the rap sheet Chee is reading at the prison, what was the prisoner arrested for in El Paso?

2. When Gaines is on the telephone at the Hopi Cultural Center motel, by what name does Gaines address his caller?

3. Who does Chee go to the prison to learn about?

4. According to prison officials, who was depositing extra money into the prisoner's canteen account?

5. After Chee escapes the men waiting for him at his trailer, where does Chee go to spend the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Before the two men part, why does Dashee ask Chee what size boots Chee wears?

2. Describe Black Mesa.

3. When Dashee meets Chee on U.S. 160, what does Chee tell Dashee?

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

5. Describe Windmill 6.

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

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. How was Thomas West killed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast T.L. Johnson and Captain Largo.

a. How are the two characters similar in terms of their professional lives? How are they different?

b. How are the two characters similar in their personality characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses? How are they different?

c. Looking forward, how might Chee's suspected involvement in the plane crash and drug trade have affected each of these men as they moved forward with their lives? Would they be similarly affected or not? Explain your answers and your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Jake West employs many sinister techniques to make sure the people involved in his scheme end up exactly where they are supposed to end up.

a. Identify three methods that West uses to keep the other characters in place.

b. How does the West hide his true motives and what does he have to gain by keeping his real purpose a secret? What does he have to lose by keeping his real purpose a secret?

c. What other methods might West have used to achieve his purpose? Would any of your methods have been as effective as West's plan in the story? Why or why not?

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