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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To Ayah, the clouds are like what?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Horses.
(c) Slugs.
(d) People.

2. At the beginning of the story, where is Ayah sitting?
(a) Outside her hogan.
(b) On the mesa.
(c) The edge of Cebolleta Creek.
(d) In the woods.

3. 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 that her shoes are too large.
(d) She thinks she needs to get new ones.

4. Why does Ayah feel her home is connected to her?
(a) She and Chato buy it.
(b) Her ancestors build it.
(c) Chato's mother lives there.
(d) It is a traditional Navajo home, and she is born there.

5. Where does Chato buy his wine?
(a) From a gas station.
(b) From his friend.
(c) At the store.
(d) At Azzie's bar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What helps protect Ayah and Chato from the wind?

3. What emotion does Ayah feel as she leaves the bar in Section 3?

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

5. Why is the Spanish polka music the only sounds in the bar?

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