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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Ayah thinks about her children, she recalls what about them?
(a) They are turning into white people.
(b) They honor her wishes.
(c) They love their culture.
(d) They are loving to her.

2. Ayah remembers that Danny used to do what?
(a) Hide behind the white woman.
(b) Run off.
(c) Sit down by the fire.
(d) Hide behind the white man.

3. Why is Ayah allowed to go into the bar?
(a) She is old.
(b) She is a woman.
(c) She is smart.
(d) She is Navajo.

4. What are the first smells that greet Ayah when she opens the door of the bar?
(a) Cigarette smoke and warm air.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Alcohol and smoke.
(d) Dirt.

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

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

7. What does the wet wool smell of her blanket remind Ayah of?
(a) Life.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Newborn goats.
(d) Jimmie.

8. Where does Ayah remember her mother taking her after the birth of her oldest son?
(a) To the birthing stone.
(b) To her hogan for sleep.
(c) To an oracle.
(d) To the elder.

9. 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.

10. Who allowed the children to be taken by the B.I.A.?
(a) Ayah.
(b) Danny.
(c) Jimmie.
(d) Chato.

11. Who is Ayah unable to find in the bar?
(a) Chato.
(b) Jimmie.
(c) Her children.
(d) The police.

12. When Ayah enters the bar, what do the men do to her?
(a) They help her search.
(b) They stare at her.
(c) They laugh at her.
(d) They ignore her.

13. What is trapped in Ayah's hair as she moves through the bar?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Melting snow.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Memories.

14. What branch of the military did Jimmie go into?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Marines.
(c) Navy.
(d) Army.

15. According to Ayah, what keeps her people connected to the land?
(a) Singing.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Weaving.
(d) Farming.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Ayah learned the rhythm of her pains while in labor with Jimmie, what did she smell outside the stone hogan?

2. Who is the main character in the story?

3. What point of view is the story told from?

4. What did Ayah do to try to prevent the Bureau of Indian Affairs from taking her children?

5. Why does Ayah need to warm herself by the fire?

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