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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Chato have a limp?
(a) He broke his ankle.
(b) His leg was crushed by a cow.
(c) He broke his leg moving furniture.
(d) His leg was crushed years ago.

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

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

4. To Ayah, the clouds are like what?
(a) Slugs.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) People.
(d) Horses.

5. As Ayah and Chato wait for the storm to pass, what do the clouds look like?
(a) Disspate.
(b) Massive and full, crowding together.
(c) Massive and thin, separating.
(d) Thin and weak.

6. Where does Chato herd his livestock?
(a) To the barn.
(b) Across the dry, sandy arroyo.
(c) Across the dusty mesa.
(d) Across the pavement to water.

7. What is special about Ayah's and Chato's home?
(a) The door faces east.
(b) Her children's drawing are there.
(c) It is where Ayah was born.
(d) Her mother lives there.

8. What does Ayah notice about the way Chato smells in the fourth section of the story?
(a) It reeks strongly of food.
(b) It reeks strongly of fire.
(c) It reeks strongly of alcohol.
(d) It reeks strongly of urine and woodsmoke.

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

10. What kind of livestock does Chato and Ayah have at their home?
(a) Cattle.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Horses.
(d) Goats.

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

12. What does Ayah believe makes Chato sleep during the freezing?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Beer.
(c) Fatigue.
(d) Wine.

13. Why does Ayah hope the government money and the wine are gone?
(a) She doesn't have to worry about it.
(b) Chato is happy.
(c) She and Chato could finally go home.
(d) Chato is angry.

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

15. What does Ayah breathe with as she sits beneath the clear sky?
(a) Ayah breathes with clarity.
(b) Ayah breathes with sorrow.
(c) Ayah breathes with confusion.
(d) Ayah breathes with fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the sandrock on the mesa?

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

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

4. Outside of the place where Ayah and Chato live, what is the condition of the land?

5. According to Ayah, how does the freezing come down to the ground?

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