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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ayah do by signing her name that she didn't realize until later?
(a) She gave permission for her two children to be removed from her care.
(b) She denied permission for herself to receive benefits.
(c) She gave permission for her two children to be adopted.
(d) She denied permission for Chato to work.

2. What point of view is the story told from?
(a) Third person ominiscent.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person limited.

3. How does remembering make Ayah feel?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Mournful.
(c) Regretful.
(d) Sad.

4. As a little girl, what did Ayah do with the raw, washed wool?
(a) Handed it to her mother.
(b) Dyed it.
(c) Pulled the twigs and burrs from it.
(d) Passed it to her grandmother.

5. What did Jimmie send to Ayah from the war?
(a) Letters written in Navajo.
(b) His army blanket.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Postcards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the Yeibechei?

2. What is one characteristic of Ayah's mother's woven blankets?

3. While Ayah worked with the wool as a little girl, what did her grandma do?

4. Where does the story take place?

5. Where does Ayah remember her mother taking her after the birth of her oldest son?

(see the answer key)

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