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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Jimmie actually die?
(a) In a helicopter crash.
(b) Taken hostage and killed.
(c) In a friendly fire.
(d) In a car accident.

2. Ayah remembers what types of items in the black pot that are used for dying wool?
(a) Berries, herbs, and plants.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Berries, sage, and beeweed petals.
(d) Ink dyes.

3. What languages does Chato speak?
(a) Spanish and Navajo.
(b) English, Spanish, and Navajo.
(c) English and Navajo.
(d) Spanish and English.

4. Where does Ayah remember her mother taking her after the birth of her oldest son?
(a) To the birthing stone.
(b) To the elder.
(c) To an oracle.
(d) To her hogan for sleep.

5. What are the names of Ayah's two children she lost to the Bureau of Indian Affairs?
(a) Ella and Danny.
(b) Jimmie and Steve.
(c) Erica and Noemi.
(d) Billy and Joe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tree does Ayah sit under as she thinks about her life?

2. How did Chato break his leg?

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

4. Where did Ayah escape to after she lost her last two children?

5. What does the main character wear when thinking of her children?

(see the answer key)

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