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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Chato decide to go to get help for he and Ayah's dietary needs?

2. What traditional thing does Ayah and Chato do every May?

3. As they sit down behind the boulders, what does Ayah offer Chato?

4. Why does Chato go to see the postmaster?

5. What does Ayah think Chato's shoes look like in the snow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does alcohol act as a destroyer of Ayah and the Navajo people's lives and culture? Use 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

In the opening scene of the story, Ayah is aware of nature's surroundings. How does Silko set up the tone of the rest of the story? What is the symbolic importance of the sun, snow, and nature and its relationship to Ayah at the onset of the story? Use the text to support your answer.

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