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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a little girl, what did Ayah do with the raw, washed wool?
(a) Pulled the twigs and burrs from it.
(b) Dyed it.
(c) Handed it to her mother.
(d) Passed it to her grandmother.

2. What does the main character wear when thinking of her children?
(a) A swimsuit.
(b) A robe.
(c) A coat.
(d) A blanket.

3. What did Ayah do to try to prevent the Bureau of Indian Affairs from taking her children?
(a) She cursed them.
(b) She shot at them with a gun.
(c) She hid them and herself in the hills.
(d) She fought them.

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

5. What did Jimmie send to Ayah from the war?
(a) Postcards.
(b) His army blanket.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Letters written in Navajo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Ayah punish Chato for teaching her English and failing to keep her kids from being taken away?

3. What kind of tree does Ayah sit under as she thinks about her life?

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

5. What metaphor does the people in the bar's looks compare Ayah to?

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