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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 8 as Colton Wolf waits, from whom does Wolf receive a letter?
(a) A private investigator.
(b) The association president.
(c) A restaurant owner.
(d) The sheriff.

2. What does Chee learn when he finally finds the person he is looking for?
(a) Rosemary Vines stole the box.
(b) Tomas Charley stole the box.
(c) Gordo Sena stole the box.
(d) B.J. Vines stole the box.

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

4. According to Chee's predecessor, who might have taken the missing box from the Vines home?
(a) Colton Wolf.
(b) Gordo Sena.
(c) Emerson Charley.
(d) Tomas Charley.

5. What is the name of the mine from which the uranium is being mined?
(a) Red Night.
(b) Red Deuce.
(c) Red Herring.
(d) Red Dawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mrs. Vines, who stole the missing box?

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

3. When Wolf makes a cautious phone call, who does Wolf learn has died?

4. According to what Chee is told by his caller, who does the caller believe is responsible for taking the missing box?

5. To what university campus does Wolf eventually drive after leaving his trailer?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Colton Wolf receives a letter at the beginning of Chapter 8, what is the subject of the letter?

2. According to what Charley tells Chee, what is contained in the missing box?

3. Why is Tsoodzil important to the Navajos?

4. As Chapter 8 opens, for what is Colton Wolf waiting?

5. After Rosemary questions Chee on how well he knows Navajo "religion," what does Rosemary ask if Chee knows anything about?

6. As Chee drives into the desert, he is listening to songs his uncle wants him to memorize. Why does his uncle want Chee to memorize these songs?

7. Why does the Vines' house puzzle Jim Chee?

8. What is the malpais?

9. Why were the employees of the oil company going to "shoot" the oil well?

10. As the reader is first introduced to Jim Chee, why does Jim Chee not have his winter coat with him?

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