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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What war did Jimmie leave to go fight?
(a) World War I.
(b) Vietnam War.
(c) Korean War.
(d) World War II.

2. Where does Ayah remember her mother taking her after the birth of her oldest son?
(a) To an oracle.
(b) To the elder.
(c) To the birthing stone.
(d) To her hogan for sleep.

3. As Ayah sits in the snow, what does she think about her shoes?
(a) She remembers her traditional shoes of moccasins.
(b) She thinks that her shoes are too large.
(c) She remembers going barefoot in the summer.
(d) She thinks she needs to get new ones.

4. When Ayah thinks back to the times she spent with her two children, what does she think happened?
(a) They grew to deal with her ways.
(b) They grew to hate her.
(c) They became strangers.
(d) They grew to love her.

5. What does Ayah remember happening to Jimmie?
(a) He stopped contacting her.
(b) He never came home.
(c) He moved away.
(d) The earth swallowed him up.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did the blond woman behave while Ayah's children were visiting?

3. What does the wet wool smell of her blanket remind Ayah of?

4. After a time, Ayah realized that she could no longer do what with her two remaining children?

5. As Ayah learned the rhythm of her pains while in labor with Jimmie, what did she smell outside the stone hogan?

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