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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ayah breathe with as she sits beneath the clear sky?
(a) Ayah breathes with sorrow.
(b) Ayah breathes with confusion.
(c) Ayah breathes with fear.
(d) Ayah breathes with clarity.

2. As the sky clears, what does Ayah notice about herself and the sky?
(a) That she is small and it is great.
(b) That Chato falls asleep.
(c) That she is cold.
(d) There is nothing between them.

3. What did Jimmie send to Ayah from the war?
(a) Letters written in Navajo.
(b) Pictures.
(c) His army blanket.
(d) Postcards.

4. What does Ayah notices about Chato as the two are walking in the fourth section?
(a) He is tired.
(b) He moves slowly in his old age.
(c) He moves nimble and quick.
(d) He is shorter than he once is.

5. What are the sounds Ayah hears at the beginning of section two?
(a) Chato's cries.
(b) Dogs barking.
(c) Silence.
(d) People arguing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Jimmie actually die?

3. When the children visited for the last time, why did Ayah not say goodbye?

4. In Ayah's memory, what did Chato do the next day, after they returned home from Cebolleta?

5. According to Ayah, the freezing has what kind of strength?

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