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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Chato have a limp?

2. According to Ayah, Chato is doing what a lot lately?

3. What does Chato bring home in big brown boxes?

4. What does Silko use as a metaphor for the days Ayah and Chato lived together?

5. Where is Chato's sister?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Anglos aren't the only people who have conflict with the Navajos and Ayah. Explain how Ayah and Chato along with other Navajos interact with Spanish Americans. What are the differences to how they interact with Anglos? Discuss the similarities. Use the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is Ayah and Chato's garden a symbol of? What is the purpose its role in the story. What does it mean to Ayah and Chato and to the theme of tradition and pride? 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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