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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) Taken hostage and killed.
(b) In a car accident.
(c) In a helicopter crash.
(d) In a friendly fire.

2. What branch of the military did Jimmie go into?
(a) Marines.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Navy.
(d) Army.

3. Where did Ayah escape to after she lost her last two children?
(a) The medicine man.
(b) A hogan.
(c) The hills.
(d) Her mother's.

4. As Ayah learned the rhythm of her pains while in labor with Jimmie, what did she smell outside the stone hogan?
(a) Frybread.
(b) Bee flowers blooming and willows.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Dew.

5. What happened to all of Ayah's other children?
(a) They moved away.
(b) They died of tuberculosis.
(c) They got the measles.
(d) They stayed at relatives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reminds Ayah of tufts of wool at the beginning of the story?

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

3. Who is the main character in the story?

4. What does Ayah remember happening to Jimmie?

5. As a little girl, what did Ayah do with the raw, washed wool?

(see the answer key)

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