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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After a time, Ayah realized that she could no longer do what with her two remaining children?
(a) Visit them.
(b) Speak Navajo with them.
(c) Hug them.
(d) See them.

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

3. What is one characteristic of Ayah's mother's woven blankets?
(a) They are sold for a lot of money.
(b) They are pretty.
(c) They are used as rug.
(d) Rain rolls off them.

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

5. What did Ayah feel Chato did to her by teaching her to sign her name in English?
(a) Betrayed her.
(b) Hurt her.
(c) Made her smarter.
(d) Confused her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Ayah need to warm herself by the fire?

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

4. What metaphor does Silko use to compare the snowflakes to as they enter the bar?

5. Why is Ayah allowed to go into the bar?

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