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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ayah, when did Chato start going to the bar?
(a) After she sleeps away from him.
(b) After Danny and Ella are taken.
(c) After five years of drought.
(d) After Jimmie died.

2. When Ayah enters the bar, what do the men do to her?
(a) They laugh at her.
(b) They stare at her.
(c) They help her search.
(d) They ignore her.

3. Who allowed the children to be taken by the B.I.A.?
(a) Chato.
(b) Danny.
(c) Ayah.
(d) Jimmie.

4. Why is Ayah surprised when she reaches the wooden steps of the bar?
(a) The steps are broken.
(b) It's covered in snow.
(c) Chato isn't sitting there.
(d) A policeman is there.

5. Where did Chato decide to go to get help for he and Ayah's dietary needs?
(a) Into town.
(b) To the white man's ranch.
(c) To the hogan.
(d) To see the medicine man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What languages does Chato speak?

2. What is special about Ayah's and Chato's home?

3. What does Silko use as a metaphor for the days Ayah and Chato lived together?

4. According to Ayah, what keeps her people connected to the land?

5. What is trapped in Ayah's hair as she moves through the bar?

(see the answer key)

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