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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The last time Ayah met with her children, how did Ella stare at her?
(a) Like the men in the bar do.
(b) With anger.
(c) With love.
(d) With hope.

2. What war did Jimmie leave to go fight?
(a) World War II.
(b) Vietnam War.
(c) World War I.
(d) Korean War.

3. What is one characteristic of Ayah's mother's woven blankets?
(a) They are sold for a lot of money.
(b) They are pretty.
(c) They are used as rug.
(d) Rain rolls off them.

4. How does warming herself by the fire make Ayah feel?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Loved.
(d) Calm.

5. Who came to Ayah's house to discuss news about Jimmie?
(a) A uniformed man dressed in a khaki uniform.
(b) Chato.
(c) A Navajo man with a government worker.
(d) A medicine man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Chato often disappear at the beginning of the month?

2. What does the sound of the wind remind the main character of?

3. During the last visit with Danny and Ella, what did Danny give to Ayah?

4. What does Jimmie's Navajo name mean?

5. What kind of tree does Ayah sit under as she thinks about her life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the environment of the hills take away Ayah's and the children's fear and anger?

2. Why is it important for Ayah to remember that her mother's blankets are soft and woven so tight that rain rolls off of them?

3. Why does the death of Jimmie serve as an important memory for Ayah and for the reader?

4. Why was the walk back to the bar a "hard walk" for Ayah?

5. What do the scars on Chato's hands symbolize?

6. Why was Ayah proud while amongst the men in the bar?

7. What is the significance of Ayah fleeing with the children to the hills?

8. In November, what did Ayah do when she returned to the shack with Chato?

9. Why didn't Ayah mourn Jimmie's death when she first hears the news?

10. In the opening paragraph of "Lullaby", Ayah reaches out to touch the falling snow--like her babies do--and this makes her smile. Describe how this analogy to youth ties into the title of the short story.

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