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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What metaphor does Silko use to compare the snowflakes to as they enter the bar?
(a) Memories.
(b) Moths.
(c) Cottonballs.
(d) Flies.

2. What is the overall tone of the first half of the story?
(a) Joy.
(b) Contentment.
(c) Peace.
(d) Loss.

3. Ayah remembers that when Ella came to visit, she used to____.
(a) Hide behind the white woman.
(b) Sit down by the fire.
(c) Hide behind the white man.
(d) Nuzzle close to her like she does when she is a baby.

4. What does Ayah believe makes Chato sleep during the freezing?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Beer.
(c) Fatigue.
(d) Wine.

5. According to Ayah, what does she and Chato not have enough of for five years?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Rain.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jimmie send to Ayah from the war?

2. What kind of tree does Ayah sit under as she thinks about her life?

3. Why does Ayah need to warm herself by the fire?

4. What kind of livestock does Chato and Ayah have at their home?

5. As a little girl, what did Ayah do with the raw, washed wool?

(see the answer key)

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