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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the story, where is Ayah sitting?
(a) Outside her hogan.
(b) The edge of Cebolleta Creek.
(c) On the mesa.
(d) In the woods.

2. Who allowed the children to be taken by the B.I.A.?
(a) Ayah.
(b) Chato.
(c) Danny.
(d) Jimmie.

3. What does the sound of the wind remind the main character of?
(a) A dog.
(b) A lullaby.
(c) A wolf.
(d) The Yeibechei.

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

5. Ayah remembers doing what to her mother when she knows it is time to give birth to Jimmie?
(a) Cry.
(b) Reach across the hogan to her.
(c) Hug her.
(d) Whisper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ayah remembers what types of items in the black pot that are used for dying wool?

2. How did Chato break his leg?

3. What does Jimmie's Navajo name mean?

4. What did Ayah do by signing her name that she didn't realize until later?

5. What is the overall tone of the first half of the story?

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