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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Ayah enjoys watching and connecting to the heavens, what does Chato do?
(a) He holds her close to him.
(b) He crawles up into the fetal position.
(c) He sings.
(d) He whispers.

2. How did Jimmie actually die?
(a) In a friendly fire.
(b) In a helicopter crash.
(c) Taken hostage and killed.
(d) In a car accident.

3. Through what part of the sky can Ayah see a star as the weather changes?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) Southwest.
(d) Southeast.

4. According to Ayah in the fourth section of the story, Chato sometimes calls her what name?
(a) His daughter's name.
(b) His sister's name.
(c) His mother's name.
(d) Her sister's name.

5. Why does Chato often disappear at the beginning of the month?
(a) He cashes their welfare check and drinks alcohol.
(b) He cashes their welfare check and buys groceries.
(c) He cashes their welfare check and puts it in the bank.
(d) He cashes their welfare check and splits it with Ayah.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ayah, how does the freezing come down to the ground?

2. Why doesn't Ayah care about the loss of the money?

3. What shocked the visitor about Ayah and Chato's decision about Jimmie's body?

4. According to Ayah, what tumbles the boulders down from the mesa?

5. In the fourth section of the story, what does Chato do when he heads Ayah behind him?

(see the answer key)

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