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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Through what part of the sky can Ayah see a star as the weather changes?
(a) West.
(b) Southwest.
(c) Southeast.
(d) North.

6. What kind of horses did Chato once ride when he works at the white man's ranch?
(a) Quarter horses.
(b) Mares.
(c) Thoroughbreds.
(d) Stallions.

7. What does Chato do with his shoes?
(a) Polishes them.
(b) Decorates them with Navajo symbols.
(c) Stuffs pieces of an old shirt into the holes.
(d) Adds paper to keep them from slipping.

8. As Ayah searches in the night, what does she think about her relationship with Chato?
(a) He tries, but fails her greatly.
(b) He is a good husband.
(c) He badly hurts her.
(d) There is no place for him but with her.

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

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

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

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

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

14. Why isn't Ayah sorry for Chato's dislike for his current life?
(a) She feels he deserves it.
(b) She feels he should accept it and be happy.
(c) She feels he turns his back on his people's ways.
(d) She feels he should know better than to trust a white man.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As Ayah enjoys watching and connecting to the heavens, what does Chato do?

3. How does Ayah describe the freezing?

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

5. Why does Ayah feel her home is connected to her?

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