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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ayah looked at Chato's scarred hands and at his face, what did she think of him?
(a) He was a stranger.
(b) He worked hard.
(c) He was her husband.
(d) He was broken.

2. In the present, at the beginning of the second section, where is Ayah?
(a) In the woods.
(b) At home.
(c) On the mesa.
(d) In Cebolleta.

3. How did Chato break his leg?
(a) A horse fell on it.
(b) A white man hit him.
(c) He fell while working.
(d) He stepped into a hole.

4. Why is the Spanish polka music the only sounds in the bar?
(a) Everyone is silent, watching Ayah.
(b) The bar is empty.
(c) Everyone is dancing.
(d) The bartender orders everyone to silence.

5. At the beginning of the story, where is Ayah sitting?
(a) In the woods.
(b) On the mesa.
(c) Outside her hogan.
(d) The edge of Cebolleta Creek.

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

7. When the children visited for the last time, why did Ayah not say goodbye?
(a) Because they didn't understand her.
(b) Because she forgot.
(c) Because she turned away from them.
(d) Because they didn't say goodbye to her.

8. What color was the item Jimmie sent to Ayah?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

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

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

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

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

13. What does Ayah remember is remarkable about elkhide moccasins?
(a) They keep a person's legs dry in the snow.
(b) They are handmade.
(c) They are traditional shoes.
(d) They keep a person's legs warm.

14. What does the main character wear when thinking of her children?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A robe.
(c) A coat.
(d) A swimsuit.

15. During the last visit with the children, what did Danny struggle to do with Ayah?
(a) Work.
(b) Hug.
(c) Play.
(d) Speak Navajo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Ayah thinks back to the times she spent with her two children, what does she think happened?

3. Who is Ayah unable to find in the bar?

4. Why does Ayah take care of Chato?

5. What are the sounds Ayah hears at the beginning of section two?

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