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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Ayah punish Chato for teaching her English and failing to keep her kids from being taken away?
(a) She slapped him.
(b) She moved out.
(c) She cursed him.
(d) She distanced herself from him.

2. Why does Ayah take care of Chato?
(a) She feels it is her duty.
(b) She loves him.
(c) She feels responsible for him.
(d) She has children with him.

3. What did Ayah do to try to prevent the Bureau of Indian Affairs from taking her children?
(a) She fought them.
(b) She cursed them.
(c) She shot at them with a gun.
(d) She hid them and herself in the hills.

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

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

6. What is the overall tone of the first half of the story?
(a) Peace.
(b) Contentment.
(c) Joy.
(d) Loss.

7. Standing by the stove in the bar, what does Ayah decide to do?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Dry her blanket.
(c) Sing.
(d) Pray.

8. Why is Ayah surprised when she reaches the wooden steps of the bar?
(a) A policeman is there.
(b) The steps are broken.
(c) Chato isn't sitting there.
(d) It's covered in snow.

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

10. Why does Ayah need to warm herself by the fire?
(a) She is wet from snow melting.
(b) She is angry with Chato.
(c) She is hot from walking.
(d) She wants to give her hands something to do.

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

12. At the beginning of the second section, what is the weather doing?
(a) Changing.
(b) Snowing.
(c) Raining.
(d) Hailing.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After a time, Ayah realized that she could no longer do what with her two remaining children?

2. When Ayah enters the bar, what do the men do to her?

3. What is Jimmie's birth order?

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

5. What metaphor does Silko use to compare the snowflakes to as they enter the bar?

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