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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. What did Jimmie send to Ayah from the war?
(a) Letters written in Navajo.
(b) Postcards.
(c) Pictures.
(d) His army blanket.

2. What does Ayah remember happening to Jimmie?
(a) He stopped contacting her.
(b) He never came home.
(c) He moved away.
(d) The earth swallowed him up.

3. What are the sounds Ayah hears at the beginning of section two?
(a) Chato's cries.
(b) Silence.
(c) People arguing.
(d) Dogs barking.

4. What does the main character wear when thinking of her children?
(a) A coat.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A swimsuit.
(d) A robe.

5. What did Ayah do by signing her name that she didn't realize until later?
(a) She denied permission for herself to receive benefits.
(b) She gave permission for her two children to be adopted.
(c) She denied permission for Chato to work.
(d) She gave permission for her two children to be removed from her care.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the children visited for the last time, why did Ayah not say goodbye?

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

4. Where does the story take place?

5. What is the overall tone of the first half of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ayah hate the information that Chato told her it was the old woman who died in the winter that gave the children a disease?

2. What is significant about Chato getting sick after the white rancher he works for fires him and evicts him from the ranch?

3. What is the significance of the doctors returning the next day with a police officer?

4. Why does the men's fear in the bar satisfy Ayah?

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

6. What role did Azzie's bar play in Chato's development?

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

8. What is the purpose of the personification of the "freezing" at the end of the story?

9. What is the significance of Ayah recognizing one of the white doctors who came to her home?

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

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