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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. Why is Ayah allowed to go into the bar?
(a) She is a woman.
(b) She is Navajo.
(c) She is old.
(d) She is smart.

2. What is the overall tone of the first half of the story?
(a) Joy.
(b) Contentment.
(c) Loss.
(d) Peace.

3. What shocked the visitor about Ayah and Chato's decision about Jimmie's body?
(a) Ayah screamed.
(b) That Chato and Ayah did not want it returned to them.
(c) Chato cried.
(d) Ayah didn't cry.

4. Who are the Yeibechei?
(a) Another Native American tribe.
(b) Navajo holy people.
(c) The elders.
(d) Ayah's relatives.

5. What happened to all of Ayah's other children?
(a) They died of tuberculosis.
(b) They got the measles.
(c) They moved away.
(d) They stayed at relatives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ayah remembers what types of items in the black pot that are used for dying wool?

2. Ayah remembers that when Ella came to visit, she used to____.

3. Why does Ayah take care of Chato?

4. How long did Ayah cook Chato's meals and smile at him?

5. What is trapped in Ayah's hair as she moves through the bar?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Ayah not say good-bye to Danny and Ella during the last visit?

2. Why didn't Ayah sleep after the children are taken from her?

3. What does the description of the place where Ayah, Chato and the children live on the white man's ranch reveal about their living conditions?

4. What is significant about Chato in his drunken state, telling Ayah, "You know they can't run that ranch without me"?

5. 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?

6. What does Ayah mean when she says "they are already being weaned from the lava hills and from this sky"?

7. Although Ayah doesn't cry at first, she "hurts inside with anger". What does this mean and how does it fuel her anger toward the white man?

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

9. What is the significance of Ayah offering half her blanket to Chato as they walk down the road?

10. What does Ayah's walk back to the bar symbolize?

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