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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ayah, what does she and Chato not have enough of for five years?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Love.
(d) Rain.

2. As Ayah studies the faces in the bar, whom do they remind her of?
(a) The white people wh took her children.
(b) The white people who owned the post office.
(c) The white people who brought her children back.
(d) The white people who owned the ranch.

3. Why is the old barn symbolic of the relationship between the whites and Navajos?
(a) It is built by whites.
(b) It is adequate for Ayah and Chato's needs.
(c) It is inadequate for Ayah and Chato's needs.
(d) It is a farm housing, not a real house.

4. What does Chato do with his shoes?
(a) Adds paper to keep them from slipping.
(b) Stuffs pieces of an old shirt into the holes.
(c) Polishes them.
(d) Decorates them with Navajo symbols.

5. When Ayah enters the bar, what do the men do to her?
(a) They laugh at her.
(b) They stare at her.
(c) They ignore her.
(d) They help her search.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jimmie's birth order?

2. Why does Ayah go searching in the winter night?

3. What helps protect Ayah and Chato from the wind?

4. What metaphor does Silko use to compare the snowflakes to as they enter the bar?

5. What did Ayah feel Chato did to her by teaching her to sign her name in English?

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