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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Chato permitted in the bars?
(a) Because he is kind.
(b) Because he has a running tab.
(c) Because he is a regular.
(d) Because he speaks Spanish like one of them.

2. Who is the main character in the story?
(a) Ella.
(b) Chato.
(c) Ayah.
(d) Jimmie.

3. How does Ayah mourn Jimmie?
(a) That night.
(b) Over time.
(c) With angry words.
(d) At once.

4. Where did Ayah remember finding Chato passed out at over the many years?
(a) The bar's wooden steps.
(b) On the road.
(c) On the side of store.
(d) In the arroyo.

5. How long did Ayah cook Chato's meals and smile at him?
(a) 35.
(b) 25.
(c) 50.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ayah thinks back to the times she spent with her two children, what does she think happened?

2. Why does Ayah take care of Chato?

3. Ayah remembers doing what to her mother when she knows it is time to give birth to Jimmie?

4. After a time, Ayah realized that she could no longer do what with her two remaining children?

5. Over time, what did the visiting children begin to think of Ayah?

(see the answer key)

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