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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What kind of tree does Ayah sit under as she thinks about her life?
(a) An oak.
(b) A cottonwood.
(c) A redwood.
(d) A giving tree.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the overall tone of the first half of the story?

4. What is one characteristic of Ayah's mother's woven blankets?

5. What is Jimmie's birth order?

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