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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ayah mourn Jimmie?
(a) That night.
(b) Over time.
(c) At once.
(d) With angry words.

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

3. When Danny and Ella came to visit, whom does Ayah remember came with them?
(a) Chato's family.
(b) Her mother.
(c) White women.
(d) Her mother and grandmother.

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

5. What metaphor does the people in the bar's looks compare Ayah to?
(a) A goddess.
(b) A spider.
(c) A cockroach.
(d) An animal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Chato tell Ayah that Jimmie died?

2. After Ayah enters the bar, what does she neglect to do?

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

4. Where did Ayah escape to after she lost her last two children?

5. What happened to all of Ayah's other children?

(see the answer key)

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