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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Chato buy his wine?
(a) From a gas station.
(b) From his friend.
(c) At the store.
(d) At Azzie's bar.

2. What does Ayah remember happening to Jimmie?
(a) He never came home.
(b) He moved away.
(c) The earth swallowed him up.
(d) He stopped contacting her.

3. What point of view is the story told from?
(a) Third person limited.
(b) Second person.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person ominiscent.

4. What shocked the visitor about Ayah and Chato's decision about Jimmie's body?
(a) Ayah didn't cry.
(b) Chato cried.
(c) Ayah screamed.
(d) That Chato and Ayah did not want it returned to them.

5. Why is the Spanish polka music the only sounds in the bar?
(a) Everyone is silent, watching Ayah.
(b) The bar is empty.
(c) Everyone is dancing.
(d) The bartender orders everyone to silence.

Short Answer Questions

1. The last time Ayah met with her children, how did Ella stare at her?

2. Where does Ayah remember her mother using the loom?

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

4. When Ayah looked at Chato's scarred hands and at his face, what did she think of him?

5. As Ayah sits in the snow, what does she think about her shoes?

(see the answer key)

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