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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, how does the freezing come down to the ground?
(a) Like hail.
(b) Gradually.
(c) In slow motion.
(d) Swiftly.

2. What does Ayah remember happening to Jimmie?
(a) He never came home.
(b) He moved away.
(c) He stopped contacting her.
(d) The earth swallowed him up.

3. Who are the Yeibechei?
(a) Navajo holy people.
(b) Another Native American tribe.
(c) Ayah's relatives.
(d) The elders.

4. How does Ayah describe the freezing?
(a) A stillness coming from the edge of the moon.
(b) Snow fallling from the sky.
(c) Wind blowing from the east.
(d) A mist flowing over the mesa.

5. According to Ayah, what makes the government worker frightened?
(a) The rural landscape on the reservation.
(b) The foreign items and Navajo language being spoken.
(c) Chato's scarred hands.
(d) Ayah's anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would Ayah feel if Chato used up the government money?

2. Where do Ayah and Chato now call home?

3. As Chato dies in his sleep, what does Ayah do?

4. As the sky clears, what does Ayah notice about herself and the sky?

5. Ayah remembers that Danny used to do what?

(see the answer key)

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