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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Over time, what did the visiting children begin to think of Ayah?
2. What metaphor does the people in the bar's looks compare Ayah to?
3. Where did Ayah remember finding Chato passed out at over the many years?
4. What metaphor does Silko use to compare the snowflakes to as they enter the bar?
5. As Ayah sits in the snow, what does she think about her shoes?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the death of Jimmie serve as an important memory for Ayah and for the reader?
2. Why did Ayah not say good-bye to Danny and Ella during the last visit?
3. How is losing Danny and Ella "worse than if they died" to Ayah?
4. Ayah states she is frightened by how the doctors look at the children, like lizards watching flies. Why does this metaphor drive home the predator and prey motif?
5. Why did Ayah search for Chato?
6. What does Ayah recognize about Chato's drinking?
7. What does Silko mean when she says that Ayah's life becomes memories?
8. In what ways is the older Navajo men's warning about language--to learn their language or any of their ways endangers you--borne out throughout the story?
9. What is the significance of Ayah's shoes as analogy of the power of time and the progression of one culture overtaking another?
10. Why did Ayah no longer feel cold after remembering weaving and her traditional clothing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the impact of the wars on especially Ayah? Does she understand the meaning of the war beyond her grief? Why does she not believe the war has anything to do with her or her people? Use the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Historical facts and myths about Native Americans and Anglos are incorporated throughout Lullaby. Explain how Ayah's beliefs about the Anglos both help and hurt her life. Use fact details from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Why does Ayah feel betrayed by Chato, and how does the feeling of betrayal go beyond the loss of her two children? In what other areas of their life together, does Ayah feel Chato had betrayed her and their tribe? Use the text to support your answer.
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