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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What season does the setting take place in?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

4. What kind of livestock does Chato and Ayah have at their home?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Horses.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Goats.

5. Where were Ayah, Chato and their family living when the government car pulled up outside their home?
(a) In an apartment.
(b) In a hogan.
(c) A boxcar shack on the white man's ranch.
(d) In a teepee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the old barn symbolic of the relationship between the whites and Navajos?

2. What is the weather like once Ayah leaves the bar?

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

4. How did Chato break his leg?

5. Ayah remembers what types of items in the black pot that are used for dying wool?

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