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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ayah, what makes the government worker frightened?
(a) Ayah's anger.
(b) The rural landscape on the reservation.
(c) The foreign items and Navajo language being spoken.
(d) Chato's scarred hands.

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

3. What is located at the far corner of the bar?
(a) A vending machine.
(b) A bathroom.
(c) A pool table.
(d) A wood stove.

4. Ayah remembers that when Ella came to visit, she used to____.
(a) Sit down by the fire.
(b) Hide behind the white woman.
(c) Hide behind the white man.
(d) Nuzzle close to her like she does when she is a baby.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Ayah's memory, what would have happened to her if she entered the bar years ago?

3. Who allowed the children to be taken by the B.I.A.?

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

5. Why is the Spanish polka music the only sounds in the bar?

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