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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the blond woman behave while Ayah's children were visiting?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

2. What are the names of Ayah's two children she lost to the Bureau of Indian Affairs?
(a) Ella and Danny.
(b) Jimmie and Steve.
(c) Billy and Joe.
(d) Erica and Noemi.

3. As Ayah and Chato walk in the snow, what makes Ayah laugh?
(a) Chato's feet.
(b) Chato's joke.
(c) The snow drifts.
(d) Her fate.

4. What happened to all of Ayah's other children?
(a) They moved away.
(b) They stayed at relatives.
(c) They died of tuberculosis.
(d) They got the measles.

5. Over time, what did the visiting children begin to think of Ayah?
(a) They thought she was crazy.
(b) They thought she was stupid.
(c) They thought she was backwards.
(d) They thought she was just old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ayah think Chato's shoes look like in the snow?

2. Where does Chato herd his livestock?

3. Where do Ayah and Chato now call home?

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

5. What point of view is the story told from?

(see the answer key)

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