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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Chato's return with the brown box, what does he do the first of every month?
(a) Eat peaches.
(b) Visit his sister's.
(c) Goes to Cebolleta.
(d) Go to the welfare office.

2. What do the days of Ayah and Chato's journey smell like to Ayah?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Sour.
(c) Dry.
(d) Tart.

3. Why does Ayah go searching in the winter night?
(a) Because she has no choice.
(b) Because it is the Navajo way.
(c) Because she needs to find someone.
(d) Because she has the blanket.

4. What traditional thing does Ayah and Chato do every May?
(a) Plant the garden.
(b) Travel to town.
(c) Dance in ceremony.
(d) Visit Jimmie's grave.

5. According to Ayah, Chato is doing what a lot lately?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Shouting.
(c) Forgetting.
(d) Disappearing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do Ayah and Chato perform the traditional actions every May?

3. What do the arroyos have to offer Ayah's and Chato's livestock?

4. What does Ayah see pushing into the sky's distance during the storm in the fourth section?

5. How would Ayah feel if Chato used up the government money?

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