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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ayah need to warm herself by the fire?
(a) She is angry with Chato.
(b) She wants to give her hands something to do.
(c) She is wet from snow melting.
(d) She is hot from walking.

2. Why is the Spanish polka music the only sounds in the bar?
(a) Everyone is dancing.
(b) The bartender orders everyone to silence.
(c) Everyone is silent, watching Ayah.
(d) The bar is empty.

3. In what manner does Ayah conduct herself in the bar?
(a) With sorrow.
(b) With age.
(c) With fear.
(d) With pride.

4. Why does the air burn Ayah's lungs while she walks?
(a) She's tired.
(b) She had asthma.
(c) She smoked.
(d) The snow was deep.

5. What does Ayah believe the people in the bar feel about her being in the bar?
(a) They are nervous.
(b) They are afraid.
(c) They are anxious.
(d) They are angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the first smells that greet Ayah when she opens the door of the bar?

2. How did Chato break his leg?

3. In the present, at the beginning of the second section, where is Ayah?

4. Why doesn't Ayah's and Chato's garden produce food?

5. What arrives at the post office in a colorful government envelope?

(see the answer key)

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