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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reminds Ayah of tufts of wool at the beginning of the story?
(a) Yarn.
(b) Smoke
(c) Flowers.
(d) Snow.

2. In what manner does Ayah conduct herself in the bar?
(a) With sorrow.
(b) With age.
(c) With pride.
(d) With fear.

3. What do the arroyos have to offer Ayah's and Chato's livestock?
(a) Water.
(b) Plenty of food.
(c) Sparse grass.
(d) Dirt.

4. After a time, Ayah realized that she could no longer do what with her two remaining children?
(a) Speak Navajo with them.
(b) Visit them.
(c) Hug them.
(d) See them.

5. As Ayah learned the rhythm of her pains while in labor with Jimmie, what did she smell outside the stone hogan?
(a) Bee flowers blooming and willows.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Dew.
(d) Frybread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What languages does Chato speak?

2. Where did Ayah and Chato sleep when they came to Cebolleta?

3. What point of view is the story told from?

4. What does the wet wool smell of her blanket remind Ayah of?

5. What are the first smells that greet Ayah when she opens the door of the bar?

(see the answer key)

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