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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ayah allowed to go into the bar?
(a) She is old.
(b) She is smart.
(c) She is Navajo.
(d) She is a woman.

2. The last time Ayah met with her children, how did Ella stare at her?
(a) With anger.
(b) Like the men in the bar do.
(c) With hope.
(d) With love.

3. How did Chato tell Ayah that Jimmie died?
(a) He told her in English.
(b) He hugged her.
(c) He wrote it down.
(d) He used the Navajo word for death.

4. How does Ayah mourn Jimmie?
(a) At once.
(b) Over time.
(c) With angry words.
(d) That night.

5. In Ayah's memory, what did Chato do the next day, after they returned home from Cebolleta?
(a) Cry.
(b) Tend sheep.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Complain about his hangover.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Chato permitted in the bars?

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

3. What are the sounds Ayah hears at the beginning of section two?

4. Who came to tell Ayah that her remaining two children were sick?

5. Why does Chato often disappear at the beginning of the month?

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