View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Dr. Friedman-Bernal tell everyone that she was going?

2. When was the last time that Nakai saw Dr. Friedman-Bernal?

3. Where does Chee find the truck?

4. Where does Lehman teach?

5. From what Indian tribe is Reverend Tafoya from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thatcher say about Harrison Houk?

2. Why did Rev. Tafoya become a Christian?

3. Why is it difficult to have secrets at Chaco?

4. Describe Chee's sweat bath.

5. What poster hangs on the wall where Thatcher and Leaphorn are waiting at the Chaco visitors' center?

6. Why is one section of the canyon called the baseball gallery?

7. What is the tradition of the Dineh regarding the dead?

8. Who is Lehman?

9. What does Leaphorn say about Chee and what is a hatathali?

10. What does Chee want to do when he discovers all the bones near the dead men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 7, Janet Pete learns about the damage to the car she wishes to buy, a moment Chee has been dreading. The Discuss Pete's reaction to the damage and who she blames for the damage.

Essay Topic 2

Thatcher is assigned to serve a warrant to Dr. Friedman-Bernal. Discuss the accusations against Dr. Friedman-Bernal and what is learned during the course of the investigation.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 5, Chee remembers an aphorism his uncle frequently told him, "When you're tired of walking up a long hill you think about how easy it's going to be walking down." Discuss the meaning of this aphorism and whether it came true for Chee.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 681 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample