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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the days of Ayah and Chato's journey smell like to Ayah?
(a) Tart.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Dry.
(d) Sour.

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

3. Why does Ayah believe Chato doesn't like guiding "the old ewes"?
(a) It reminds him of Jimmie.
(b) He is tired of working.
(c) He dislikes sheep.
(d) He is used to guiding cattle.

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

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

6. What does Ayah smells through the night air at the end of the story?
(a) The purity of half moon and the stars.
(b) The reek of Chato's alcohol drenched body.
(c) The woodsmoke of a hogan.
(d) The stench of fear.

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

8. As Ayah and Chato walk in the snow, what makes Ayah laugh?
(a) Chato's joke.
(b) The snow drifts.
(c) Her fate.
(d) Chato's feet.

9. What does Ayah see pushing into the sky's distance during the storm in the fourth section?
(a) Great eagles.
(b) Winged crows.
(c) Powerful haunches.
(d) Chained horses.

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

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

12. Where does Chato get the items in the big brown box?
(a) The medicine man.
(b) His sister.
(c) The white man's ranch.
(d) Welfare.

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

14. Where is the old barn located according to Ayah?
(a) Near the mesa.
(b) Near the arroyo.
(c) Near the boulders.
(d) Near the reservation.

15. After Chato's return with the brown box, what does he do the first of every month?
(a) Go to the welfare office.
(b) Goes to Cebolleta.
(c) Visit his sister's.
(d) Eat peaches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the components of a hogan?

2. What direction does Ayah walk as she leaves the bar?

3. Why does Ayah feel that no one in the bar could hurt her?

4. How would Ayah feel if Chato used up the government money?

5. As Ayah and Chato wait for the storm to pass, what do the clouds look like?

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