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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Standing by the stove in the bar, what does Ayah decide to do?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Sing.
(c) Pray.
(d) Dry her blanket.

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

3. What is Jimmie's birth order?
(a) Youngest.
(b) Eldest.
(c) Second youngest.
(d) Middle.

4. What does the wet wool smell of her blanket remind Ayah of?
(a) Life.
(b) Jimmie.
(c) Newborn goats.
(d) Sheep.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the last visit with the children, what did Danny struggle to do with Ayah?

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

3. What addiction does Chato have?

4. What does the sound of the wind remind the main character of?

5. In what manner does Ayah conduct herself in the bar?

(see the answer key)

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