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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Ayah worked with the wool as a little girl, what did her grandma do?
(a) She prayed.
(b) She sheared the sheep.
(c) She spun yarn around spindles.
(d) She wove the yarn on the loom.

2. Outside of the place where Ayah and Chato live, what is the condition of the land?
(a) Fertile.
(b) Rich.
(c) Dry and sandy.
(d) Moist.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What branch of the military did Jimmie go into?

2. Why doesn't Ayah's and Chato's garden produce food?

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

4. Who came to Ayah's house to discuss news about Jimmie?

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

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