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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The last time Ayah met with her children, how did Ella stare at her?
(a) Like the men in the bar do.
(b) With anger.
(c) With love.
(d) With hope.

2. What war did Jimmie leave to go fight?
(a) World War II.
(b) Vietnam War.
(c) World War I.
(d) Korean War.

3. What is one characteristic of Ayah's mother's woven blankets?
(a) They are sold for a lot of money.
(b) They are pretty.
(c) They are used as rug.
(d) Rain rolls off them.

4. How does warming herself by the fire make Ayah feel?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Loved.
(d) Calm.

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

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

7. What does the sound of the wind remind the main character of?
(a) A dog.
(b) A lullaby.
(c) A wolf.
(d) The Yeibechei.

8. During the last visit with Danny and Ella, what did Danny give to Ayah?
(a) A note.
(b) A plant.
(c) A bird he draew on paper.
(d) A flower.

9. What does Jimmie's Navajo name mean?
(a) Summer morning.
(b) Brave soldier.
(c) Beautiful son.
(d) Love.

10. What kind of tree does Ayah sit under as she thinks about her life?
(a) An oak.
(b) A cottonwood.
(c) A giving tree.
(d) A redwood.

11. When Ayah thinks back to the times she spent with her two children, what does she think happened?
(a) They became strangers.
(b) They grew to hate her.
(c) They grew to love her.
(d) They grew to deal with her ways.

12. What languages does Chato speak?
(a) Spanish and Navajo.
(b) English, Spanish, and Navajo.
(c) English and Navajo.
(d) Spanish and English.

13. Who is the main character in the story?
(a) Chato.
(b) Ella.
(c) Ayah.
(d) Jimmie.

14. What is located at the far corner of the bar?
(a) A wood stove.
(b) A bathroom.
(c) A pool table.
(d) A vending machine.

15. Where does Ayah remember her mother using the loom?
(a) Beside her grandmother.
(b) Under the shade of a tamarack tree.
(c) Outside their hogan.
(d) Inside their hogan.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the last visit with the children, what did Danny struggle to do with Ayah?

2. Ayah remembers that Danny used to do what?

3. Who came to tell Ayah that her remaining two children were sick?

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

5. As Ayah sits in the snow, what does she think about her shoes?

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