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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Outside of the place where Ayah and Chato live, what is the condition of the land?
(a) Dry and sandy.
(b) Fertile.
(c) Moist.
(d) Rich.

4. How does having livestock connect Ayah and Chato to the land?
(a) Livestock gives them food.
(b) They are following traditional Navajo lifestyle.
(c) The livestock work the land.
(d) They take care of them.

5. Even with his dementia, what does Chato think of the white man's ranch?
(a) The cattle are his people.
(b) The white man and he are friends.
(c) The ranch can't run without him.
(d) The ranch is his home.

6. Why does Ayah feel that no one in the bar could hurt her?
(a) She is wrapped in Jimmie's blanket.
(b) She is armed.
(c) She is sure of her identity.
(d) She shows them no fear.

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

8. What traditional thing does Ayah and Chato do every May?
(a) Travel to town.
(b) Plant the garden.
(c) Visit Jimmie's grave.
(d) Dance in ceremony.

9. Why doesn't Ayah's and Chato's garden produce food?
(a) The summer heat kills it.
(b) They fail to water the garden.
(c) They don't take care of it.
(d) The sheep at the plants.

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

11. What does Chato bring home in big brown boxes?
(a) Food.
(b) Wool.
(c) Wine.
(d) Yarn.

12. What emotion does Ayah feel as she leaves the bar in Section 3?
(a) Happy.
(b) Worried.
(c) Satified.
(d) Sad.

13. Where does Ayah believe is a place for Chato and herself to wait out the storm?
(a) In the desert.
(b) In the old barn.
(c) In the shack.
(d) In the apartment.

14. During their walk, where do Ayah and Chato go to rest?
(a) Up the slope to the giant boulders.
(b) To the ranch.
(c) To a rest stop.
(d) To their hogan.

15. Why does Chato go to see the postmaster?
(a) To collect their welfare check.
(b) To ask for employment.
(c) To mail letters.
(d) To see his sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the condition of Chato's boots?

2. Where is Chato's sister?

3. What does Ayah believe makes Chato sleep during the freezing?

4. What color is the sandrock on the mesa?

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

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