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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the main character wear when thinking of her children?
(a) A coat.
(b) A swimsuit.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A robe.

2. What are the first smells that greet Ayah when she opens the door of the bar?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Cigarette smoke and warm air.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Alcohol and smoke.

3. After Chato's return with the brown box, what does he do the first of every month?
(a) Eat peaches.
(b) Go to the welfare office.
(c) Visit his sister's.
(d) Goes to Cebolleta.

4. Why does Ayah believe Chato doesn't like guiding "the old ewes"?
(a) He is tired of working.
(b) It reminds him of Jimmie.
(c) He is used to guiding cattle.
(d) He dislikes sheep.

5. Ayah remembers that when Ella came to visit, she used to____.
(a) Sit down by the fire.
(b) Hide behind the white man.
(c) Hide behind the white woman.
(d) Nuzzle close to her like she does when she is a baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jimmie send to Ayah from the war?

2. In Ayah's memory, what did Chato do the next day, after they returned home from Cebolleta?

3. Standing by the stove in the bar, what does Ayah decide to do?

4. What does the sound of the wind remind the main character of?

5. Why does Ayah need to warm herself by the fire?

(see the answer key)

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