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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what agency does the bacteriologist at the beginning of the novel work?
(a) National Institutes of Health.
(b) Cancer Research and Treatment Center.
(c) St. Jude's Research Hospital
(d) Centers for Disease Control.

2. To whom does Colton Wolf talk at the hospital to confirm the information he received during the cautious phone call?
(a) Mrs. Byers.
(b) Mrs. Dwyer.
(c) Mrs. Cryer.
(d) Mrs. Myers.

3. When Chee finds the home of the person he is looking for, the person is not there. Where is the person?
(a) At a quilt auction.
(b) At an art auction.
(c) At a car auction.
(d) At a furniture auction.

4. When Chee goes to his office after visiting his predecessor, who has been trying to contact Chee?
(a) Henry Becenti.
(b) B.J. Vines.
(c) Gordo Sena.
(d) Rosemary Vines.

5. When Chee goes to meet B.J. Vines, how does B.J. characterize his wife?
(a) Angry.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Smart.
(d) Nervous.

6. According to the tombstone, when had the person died?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1953.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1923.

7. According to what B.J. tells Chee, when did the trouble between Sena and Vines start?
(a) In the early 1950's.
(b) In the late 1950's.
(c) In the late 1940's.
(d) In the early 1960's.

8. As Chapter 8 opens, what is Colton Wolf doing?
(a) Studying maps.
(b) Reading his mail.
(c) Cooking breakfast.
(d) Ordering take-out.

9. How much is the check that Chee is given for his trouble regarding the box?
(a) $200.
(b) $300.
(c) $400.
(d) $100.

10. How does Chee's predecessor characterize Dillon Charley's son?
(a) Loving.
(b) Crazy.
(c) Struggling.
(d) Mean-spirited.

11. Who placed the peyote chief under arrest after the oil well explosion?
(a) Jim Chee.
(b) Henry Becenti.
(c) Emerson Charley.
(d) Gordo Sena.

12. What does the man who illegally parked his truck leave in the truck?
(a) His phone.
(b) His suitcase.
(c) His wife.
(d) His keys.

13. What is Jim Chee studying to become?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A medicine man.
(c) A sergeant.
(d) A yodeler.

14. What kind of vehicle does Wolf rent once he leaves his trailer?
(a) A pick-up truck.
(b) A convertible.
(c) A minivan.
(d) A station wagon.

15. What kind of car does Jim Chee drive?
(a) A Toyota.
(b) A Chevrolet.
(c) A Ford.
(d) A Honda.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much additional money does Rosemary Vines offer to pay Chee when he returns the missing box?

2. As Chee takes Mary home, whose truck is still parked in the auction's parking lot?

3. Under what name does Colton Wolf rent the vehicle he gets once he leaves his trailer?

4. How long has Colton Wolf been paying the man who sent Wolf the letter?

5. About when did the explosion at the oil well occur?

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