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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Chato's sister?
(a) She lives with them.
(b) She's been gone a long time.
(c) She lives in a city.
(d) She lives on a ranch.

2. Why doesn't Ayah care about the loss of the money?
(a) She doesn't understand how to use it.
(b) It is white man's money.
(c) The money doesn't give her what she wants.
(d) The money causes problems for her and Chato.

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

4. In Ayah's memory, what did Chato do the next day, after they returned home from Cebolleta?
(a) Complain about his hangover.
(b) Tend sheep.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Cry.

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

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

7. Why does Ayah go searching in the winter night?
(a) Because she needs to find someone.
(b) Because she has no choice.
(c) Because she has the blanket.
(d) Because it is the Navajo way.

8. Why do Ayah and Chato perform the traditional actions every May?
(a) Because it is a habit for them.
(b) It helps them remember Jimmie.
(c) Because it is time to do it.
(d) Because it helps Ayah heal.

9. Whom is Ayah looking for as she searches outside the bar?
(a) Chato.
(b) Her dog.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Danny.

10. Why is the old barn symbolic of the relationship between the whites and Navajos?
(a) It is adequate for Ayah and Chato's needs.
(b) It is a farm housing, not a real house.
(c) It is inadequate for Ayah and Chato's needs.
(d) It is built by whites.

11. According to Ayah, what tumbles the boulders down from the mesa?
(a) Snowstorms.
(b) Earthmover.
(c) Rainstorms and earth tremors.
(d) Lightning.

12. According to Ayah, what streams white mist in the sky's distance during the storm?
(a) Manes of great lions.
(b) Smoke of giant pipes.
(c) Tails of great mules.
(d) Tail hairs of great horses.

13. As Ayah enjoys watching and connecting to the heavens, what does Chato do?
(a) He whispers.
(b) He crawles up into the fetal position.
(c) He holds her close to him.
(d) He sings.

14. What does Ayah think she does to make the men in the bar fear her?
(a) Her attitude.
(b) Being an old woman.
(c) Being Navajo.
(d) Her face or the way she clenches her teeth.

15. What color are the clouds Ayah and Chato watch as they wait against the rocks?
(a) White like cotton.
(b) Gray like sweat.
(c) Black like tar.
(d) Steely blue-gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is special about Ayah's and Chato's home?

2. To Ayah, the clouds are like what?

3. As Ayah and Chato walk in the snow, what makes Ayah laugh?

4. What does Ayah notices about Chato as the two are walking in the fourth section?

5. After Chato's return with the brown box, what does he do the first of every month?

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