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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Ayah's memory, what did Chato do the next day, after they returned home from Cebolleta?

2. What is the weather doing as Ayah and Chato walk together?

3. Why does Chato have a limp?

4. According to Ayah, how does the freezing come down to the ground?

5. Even with his dementia, what does Chato think of the white man's ranch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Silko end Ayah's and Chato's lives in the manner she does? Do you find this method effective ending? Why or why not? Use fact details from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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