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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. When Chee reaches the crash site, whom does he see by the wreckage?

2. After waking from his night under the stars, Chee goes to a roadside diner for breakfast and to make a telephone call. Who does Chee first call?

3. According to what Dashee tells Chee, who gives the girl at Mexican Water the stolen necklace?

4. After Chee escapes the men waiting for him at his trailer, where does Chee go to spend the night?

5. According to Navajo teachings, who lives in the Dzilidushzhinih Peaks?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Chee flees from his trailer where two men were waiting for him, what does Chee wonder about in regard to the scheduled exchange?

2. How does Chee respond when Dashee asks Chee directly if Chee found the car?

3. According to Mr. Armijo, how did Armijo know the person Chee goes to the prison to find out about?

4. When Chee phones Dashee to ask about the missing drugs, what does Dashee tell Chee?

5. Why does Chee unearth the hidden suitcases and take them with him to the village where the ceremony is taking place?

6. As Chee flees from his trailer where two men were waiting for him, whom does Chee think the two men may have been?

7. According to the friend of West that Chee interviews, why did Johnson stay parked away from the prison long after he and West were finished talking?

8. According to the old Hopi, why is there no longer any water at the Hopi's sacred place?

9. How was Thomas West killed?

10. When Dashee meets Chee on U.S. 160, what does Chee tell Dashee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify three of the people that refuse to believe that Chee had anything to do with the drug trade. Then, compare and contrast the backgrounds, experiences, and opinions of these three people. Was each member of the group necessary in order for the author to help the reader believe in Chee's innocence? Why or why not? What might have been different if these people were not supporting Chee? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the course of the novel, Hopi and Navajo traditions abound. In fact, these traditions and rituals become a main reason behind the story's plot. Identify at least three different Hopi or Navajo traditions that impacted the plot and the lives of the characters involved in the story. For each instance, describe the ritual, the characters involved, and how the Hopi or Navajo traditions impacted the story's plot. How might the story have been different if these traditions had not been a part of the plot? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Jim Chee and Cowboy Dashee 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.

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