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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ayah, when did Chato start going to the bar?
(a) After five years of drought.
(b) After Jimmie died.
(c) After she sleeps away from him.
(d) After Danny and Ella are taken.

2. What helps protect Ayah and Chato from the wind?
(a) Coat.
(b) Trees.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Boulders.

3. As Ayah and Chato wait against the storm, at what rate do the clouds pass?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Swiftly.
(c) Sluggishly.
(d) In paces.

4. What arrives at the post office in a colorful government envelope?
(a) A welfare check.
(b) Letters from Danny and Ella.
(c) A letter from Jimmie.
(d) An eviction notice.

5. What does Silko use as a metaphor for the days Ayah and Chato lived together?
(a) Shadows on the mesa.
(b) Painted sheep on hogan walls.
(c) Dirt in the arroyos.
(d) Painted buffalo on cave walls.

6. What is the weather like once Ayah leaves the bar?
(a) Raining.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Warmer.
(d) Colder.

7. How would Ayah feel if Chato used up the government money?
(a) Restless.
(b) Unhappy.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Sad.

8. Where do Ayah and Chato now call home?
(a) The old barn.
(b) A old hogan.
(c) The shack at the ranch.
(d) An arroyo.

9. What muffles Ayah's laughter while she and Chato walk together outside?
(a) The trees.
(b) The snow.
(c) Chato's hand.
(d) The wind.

10. What is the condition of Chato's boots?
(a) Worn, but durable for snow.
(b) Brand new.
(c) New but too large for his feet.
(d) Worn out with holes.

11. What does Ayah notices about Chato as the two are walking in the fourth section?
(a) He is shorter than he once is.
(b) He moves slowly in his old age.
(c) He moves nimble and quick.
(d) He is tired.

12. According to Ayah, what does she and Chato not have enough of for five years?
(a) Love.
(b) Rain.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

13. In the fourth section of the story, what is Chato doing when Ayah finds him?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Screaming for help.
(d) Walking along the pavement.

14. How does Chato look at Ayah as he shuffles down the highway?
(a) As if she scares him.
(b) As if she's a stranger.
(c) As if seeing her for the first time.
(d) As if she's his sister.

15. As Chato dies in his sleep, what does Ayah do?
(a) Sings a lullaby.
(b) Hugs him tightly.
(c) Goes to sleep.
(d) Kisses his forehead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ayah go searching in the winter night?

2. What color is the sandrock on the mesa?

3. Where did Ayah and Chato sleep when they came to Cebolleta?

4. Why does Ayah believe Chato doesn't like guiding "the old ewes"?

5. Why doesn't Ayah's and Chato's garden produce food?

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