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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does having livestock connect Ayah and Chato to the land?

2. What does Ayah notices about Chato as the two are walking in the fourth section?

3. As the sky clears, what does Ayah notice about herself and the sky?

4. How does Chato look at Ayah as he shuffles down the highway?

5. What kind of horses did Chato once ride when he works at the white man's ranch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the language of Lullaby lyrical? How does the word choice that Silko uses to tell the story act as a song? Use fact details from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Ayah feels that she doesn't know Chato, that they become strangers. In what ways does the theme of alienation play out in the story? Use fact details from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the story, Ayah sings a lullaby to Chato as he peacefully dies in his sleep during the bitter cold. How is the act representative of Ayah finding peace? In what ways does it support the Navajos' belief in the circle of life? What is the importance of song in Lullaby? How does the importance of oral tradition play into song and its usage in Lullaby? Use fact details from the text to support your answer.

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