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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What point of view is the story told from?
(a) Second person.
(b) Third person ominiscent.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person limited.

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

3. How did Chato tell Ayah that Jimmie died?
(a) He hugged her.
(b) He told her in English.
(c) He used the Navajo word for death.
(d) He wrote it down.

4. How does Ayah mourn Jimmie?
(a) At once.
(b) With angry words.
(c) Over time.
(d) That night.

5. How does remembering make Ayah feel?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Mournful.
(c) Sad.
(d) Regretful.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Ayah remembers doing what to her mother when she knows it is time to give birth to Jimmie?

4. At the beginning of the story, where is Ayah sitting?

5. Who came to tell Ayah that her remaining two children were sick?

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