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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ayah hope the government money and the wine are gone?
(a) Chato is happy.
(b) Chato is angry.
(c) She and Chato could finally go home.
(d) She doesn't have to worry about it.

2. What is special about Ayah's and Chato's home?
(a) Her mother lives there.
(b) The door faces east.
(c) Her children's drawing are there.
(d) It is where Ayah was born.

3. Why is the old barn symbolic of the relationship between the whites and Navajos?
(a) It is a farm housing, not a real house.
(b) It is inadequate for Ayah and Chato's needs.
(c) It is built by whites.
(d) It is adequate for Ayah and Chato's needs.

4. Who came to tell Ayah that her remaining two children were sick?
(a) A white doctor.
(b) An elder.
(c) Chato.
(d) The medicine man.

5. When Ayah thinks back to the times she spent with her two children, what does she think happened?
(a) They grew to deal with her ways.
(b) They grew to love her.
(c) They became strangers.
(d) They grew to hate her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like once Ayah leaves the bar?

2. Why is Ayah surprised when she reaches the wooden steps of the bar?

3. How does remembering make Ayah feel?

4. Why do Ayah and Chato perform the traditional actions every May?

5. What does Ayah remember happening to Jimmie?

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