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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the days of Ayah and Chato's journey smell like to Ayah?
(a) Sour.
(b) Dry.
(c) Tart.
(d) Sweet.

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

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

5. What are the names of Ayah's two children she lost to the Bureau of Indian Affairs?
(a) Billy and Joe.
(b) Jimmie and Steve.
(c) Ella and Danny.
(d) Erica and Noemi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the arroyos have to offer Ayah's and Chato's livestock?

2. When Ayah enters the bar, what do the men do to her?

3. According to Ayah, what keeps her people connected to the land?

4. What does Jimmie's Navajo name mean?

5. What season does the setting take place in?

(see the answer key)

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