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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. What is Colton Wolf's occupation?
2. As Chee takes Mary home, whose truck is still parked in the auction's parking lot?
3. Whose brother was killed in the explosion at the oil well?
4. A second man pulls into the lot and parks his car illegally while the bacteriologist watches. What kind of car is the second man driving?
5. How does B.J. Vines believe the thief got into the wall safe?
Short Essay Questions
1. As Chapter 8 opens, for what is Colton Wolf waiting?
2. Why is Tsoodzil important to the Navajos?
3. According to Chee's predecessor, a relationship with the tribal police was destroyed after the oil well explosion. Describe the initial rift that caused the relationship to unravel.
4. Even though Chee is curious about why Rosemary has requested his presence at her house, Chee does not ask her any questions. Why not?
5. According to Chee, why do Navajos lack sentimentality about corpses?
6. As the reader is first introduced to Jim Chee, what season is just beginning according to the traditional calendar of Dinee?
7. Why were the employees of the oil company going to "shoot" the oil well?
8. As the reader is first introduced to Jim Chee, why does Jim Chee not have his winter coat with him?
9. According to what B.J Vines tells Chee, why does Vines believe the box was stolen?
10. When Colton Wolf receives a letter at the beginning of Chapter 8, what is the subject of the letter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of the main themes is this novel involves honor.
a. Identify three characters that are honorable in their actions. For each character, describe an instance in which the character acted honorably.
b. Why do these characters try to be honorable?
c. What is the outcome for these characters? Were they successful in their endeavors or would they have been more successful if they had not taken the honorable route? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
The author uses several different literary techniques as the story is told in regard to the story's flow. Describe the techniques of both flashbacks and foreshadowing. How are each of these techniques used in the story? Give specific examples of each technique. Why might the author have chosen to use both of these techniques in the story? Was the story enhanced by the use of these two techniques? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the novel, Jim Chee is struggling with the decision whether to remain in the Navajo world or to join the white man's world and accept a position with the FBI. Compare and contrast these two worlds. How are these two worlds regarded by Chee? What do these worlds provide for Chee? How is the story affected by Chee's relationship with each world?
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