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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ayah, what keeps her people connected to the land?
(a) Singing.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Farming.
(d) Weaving.

2. Who came to Ayah's house to discuss news about Jimmie?
(a) A Navajo man with a government worker.
(b) Chato.
(c) A medicine man.
(d) A uniformed man dressed in a khaki uniform.

3. Where does Ayah believe is a place for Chato and herself to wait out the storm?
(a) In the desert.
(b) In the old barn.
(c) In the apartment.
(d) In the shack.

4. Why is the old barn symbolic of the relationship between the whites and Navajos?
(a) It is inadequate for Ayah and Chato's needs.
(b) It is a farm housing, not a real house.
(c) It is built by whites.
(d) It is adequate for Ayah and Chato's needs.

5. 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 worked hard.
(c) He was her husband.
(d) He was broken.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the last visit with Danny and Ella, what did Danny give to Ayah?

2. As Ayah studies the faces in the bar, whom do they remind her of?

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

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

5. What is the weather doing as Ayah and Chato walk together?

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