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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. As Ayah sits in the snow, what does she think about her shoes?
(a) She remembers her traditional shoes of moccasins.
(b) She thinks she needs to get new ones.
(c) She remembers going barefoot in the summer.
(d) She thinks that her shoes are too large.
2. At the beginning of the second section, what is the weather doing?
(a) Snowing.
(b) Changing.
(c) Hailing.
(d) Raining.
3. Whom did the government person talk to about Jimmie's death?
(a) The white rancher.
(b) Chato.
(c) Ayah's mother.
(d) Ayah.
4. Why does the air burn Ayah's lungs while she walks?
(a) She had asthma.
(b) She smoked.
(c) She's tired.
(d) The snow was deep.
5. Where did Ayah remember finding Chato passed out at over the many years?
(a) In the arroyo.
(b) On the side of store.
(c) The bar's wooden steps.
(d) On the road.
Short Answer Questions
1. What war did Jimmie leave to go fight?
2. How does remembering make Ayah feel?
3. While Ayah worked with the wool as a little girl, what did her grandma do?
4. How long did Ayah cook Chato's meals and smile at him?
5. How did Chato tell Ayah that Jimmie died?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Ayah openly accuses the whites of lying, why does Chato's words, "It's too late now", symbolic of the white and Native American relationships of the past?
2. 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.
3. What is the irony of Ayah having to search for Chato in the present when she spent so many years distancing herself from him?
4. Why did Ayah search for Chato?
5. Why did Ayah feel the men look at her like she is a spider?
6. What is significant about Chato in his drunken state, telling Ayah, "You know they can't run that ranch without me"?
7. What is the significance of Ayah's tracks in the snow being filled by the falling snow until they're gone? How does this apply to Ayah's memories?
8. Why didn't Ayah sleep after the children are taken from her?
9. Why was Ayah satisfied when the white rancher fires Chato and evicted them from the shack?
10. What does Ayah's walk back to the bar symbolize?
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