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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. As Wolf begins driving around Grant, what does he have with him?

2. According to the woman Chee finds, where is the final roustabout's body located?

3. How does Wolf travel to his final destination after he leaves town following Chee's shooting?

4. When Wolf arrives at the hospital, where does he first head after entering the building?

5. According to the person Chee and Mary next visit, how is cancer tracked?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Chee has trouble sleeping and sneaks out of his hospital room, what does he discover when he reaches the area he intended to visit?

2. What does Chee learn from the Albuquerque police officer about the killer when the cop comes to Chee's hospital room?

3. After shooting Chee at the malpais, why does Wolf decide to go after both Chee and Mary?

4. According to what Chee tells Mary, how does one become a Navajo witch?

5. What happens when Chee tells the person he is visiting that several other men associated with the Charley family all died of cancer?

6. According to the discussion Mary and Chee have after leaving the roustabout's sister, why does Chee initially believe that Emerson Charley's body disappeared?

7. As Wolf kills the person who approaches him as he reaches Chee's floor, why does the murder not cause any alarm on the floor?

8. Describe the purpose of an Enemy Way.

9. When the sheriff questions Chee in Chee's hospital room, what does the sheriff ask Chee to do?

10. When Chee and Mary find an article discussing the arrest of Dillon Charley in the days after the explosion, what is NOT mentioned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main desires of B.J. Vines (a.k.a. Carl Lebeck) - the reasons behind his grand scheme. For each demand, tell Vines' reasoning behind the desire and what Vines hoped to ultimately accomplish or gain through his actions.

Essay Topic 2

Jim Chee and Henry Becenti can be seen as kindred spirits. Although they are not quite the same, they share a number of similarities. Identify and describe these similarities. Then, based on your discussion of their similarities, identify the ways in which these two men's similarities facilitate the plot's development and moves the story forward.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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