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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Ayah's memory, what would have happened to her if she entered the bar years ago?
(a) She would have been served without a problem.
(b) She would have had to enter through a backdoor.
(c) She would have been arrested.
(d) They would have thrown her out.

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

4. What does Ayah believe the people in the bar feel about her being in the bar?
(a) They are afraid.
(b) They are nervous.
(c) They are anxious.
(d) They are angry.

5. Where does the story take place?
(a) In New York.
(b) In Taos.
(c) In Navajo Country.
(d) In Phoenix.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the first smells that greet Ayah when she opens the door of the bar?

2. How did Ayah punish Chato for teaching her English and failing to keep her kids from being taken away?

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

4. What shocked the visitor about Ayah and Chato's decision about Jimmie's body?

5. Why is the Spanish polka music the only sounds in the bar?

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