4. Why does Ayah choose to stop walking at the end of the story?
(a) Chato asks her to stop.
(b) She is tired.
(c) Chato stumbles and falls.
(d) She is hungry.

5. What emotion does Ayah feel as she leaves the bar in Section 3?
(a) Sad.
(b) Happy.
(c) Satified.
(d) Worried.

6. Where does Chato herd his livestock?
(a) To the barn.
(b) Across the dry, sandy arroyo.
(c) Across the pavement to water.
(d) Across the dusty mesa.

7. What traditional thing does Ayah and Chato do every May?
(a) Plant the garden.
(b) Dance in ceremony.
(c) Travel to town.
(d) Visit Jimmie's grave.

8. What does Ayah think she does to make the men in the bar fear her?
(a) Being Navajo.
(b) Her face or the way she clenches her teeth.
(c) Being an old woman.
(d) Her attitude.

9. Why does Ayah feel that no one in the bar could hurt her?
(a) She is armed.
(b) She shows them no fear.
(c) She is sure of her identity.
(d) She is wrapped in Jimmie's blanket.

10. As they sit down behind the boulders, what does Ayah offer Chato?
(a) Half her blanket.
(b) Her forgiveness.
(c) Her shoes.
(d) A bit of something to eat.

11. Why doesn't Ayah's and Chato's garden produce food?
(a) They fail to water the garden.
(b) The summer heat kills it.
(c) The sheep at the plants.
(d) They don't take care of it.

12. According to Ayah, what tumbles the boulders down from the mesa?
(a) Earthmover.
(b) Rainstorms and earth tremors.
(c) Snowstorms.
(d) Lightning.

13. What do the days of Ayah and Chato's journey sound like to Ayah?
(a) Cheerful.
(b) Mournful.
(c) Silent.
(d) Like a lullaby.

14. Outside of the place where Ayah and Chato live, what is the condition of the land?
(a) Rich.
(b) Moist.
(c) Fertile.
(d) Dry and sandy.

15. How would Ayah feel if Chato used up the government money?
(a) Sad.
(b) Unhappy.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Restless.