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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the sound of the wind remind the main character of?
(a) A lullaby.
(b) The Yeibechei.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A dog.

2. When Ayah looked at Chato's scarred hands and at his face, what did she think of him?
(a) He was a stranger.
(b) He was her husband.
(c) He worked hard.
(d) He was broken.

3. Where does Ayah go first on her search?
(a) A ranch.
(b) Azzie's Bar.
(c) A barn.
(d) A hogan.

4. What is trapped in Ayah's hair as she moves through the bar?
(a) Memories.
(b) Melting snow.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Spiders.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ayah unable to find in the bar?

2. What metaphor does Silko use to compare the snowflakes to as they enter the bar?

3. What affliction does Chato suffer from because of his old age?

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

5. What does Ayah remember is remarkable about elkhide moccasins?

(see the answer key)

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