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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did the government person talk to about Jimmie's death?
(a) Chato.
(b) The white rancher.
(c) Ayah's mother.
(d) Ayah.

2. How did Chato break his leg?
(a) He fell while working.
(b) A horse fell on it.
(c) He stepped into a hole.
(d) A white man hit him.

3. What does Ayah remember is remarkable about elkhide moccasins?
(a) They are traditional shoes.
(b) They are handmade.
(c) They keep a person's legs warm.
(d) They keep a person's legs dry in the snow.

4. What war did Jimmie leave to go fight?
(a) Korean War.
(b) Vietnam War.
(c) World War I.
(d) World War II.

5. Who came to Ayah's house to discuss news about Jimmie?
(a) A uniformed man dressed in a khaki uniform.
(b) Chato.
(c) A medicine man.
(d) A Navajo man with a government worker.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What languages does Chato speak?

3. Where were Ayah, Chato and their family living when the government car pulled up outside their home?

4. As Ayah learned the rhythm of her pains while in labor with Jimmie, what did she smell outside the stone hogan?

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

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