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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ayah escape to after she lost her last two children?
(a) A hogan.
(b) The medicine man.
(c) Her mother's.
(d) The hills.

2. In what manner does Ayah conduct herself in the bar?
(a) With sorrow.
(b) With pride.
(c) With fear.
(d) With age.

3. According to Ayah, what keeps her people connected to the land?
(a) Singing.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Farming.
(d) Weaving.

4. 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.

5. Over time, what did the visiting children begin to think of Ayah?
(a) They thought she was backwards.
(b) They thought she was stupid.
(c) They thought she was just old.
(d) They thought she was crazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Chato permitted in the bars?

2. Why does Chato often disappear at the beginning of the month?

3. What color was the item Jimmie sent to Ayah?

4. In the present, at the beginning of the second section, where is Ayah?

5. What reminds Ayah of tufts of wool at the beginning of the story?

(see the answer key)

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