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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the story take place?
(a) In Taos.
(b) In Phoenix.
(c) In Navajo Country.
(d) In New York.

2. Where were Ayah, Chato and their family living when the government car pulled up outside their home?
(a) In a hogan.
(b) In an apartment.
(c) A boxcar shack on the white man's ranch.
(d) In a teepee.

3. What does the main character wear when thinking of her children?
(a) A swimsuit.
(b) A coat.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A robe.

4. What did Jimmie send to Ayah from the war?
(a) Pictures.
(b) Letters written in Navajo.
(c) His army blanket.
(d) Postcards.

5. At the beginning of the story, where is Ayah sitting?
(a) On the mesa.
(b) Outside her hogan.
(c) In the woods.
(d) The edge of Cebolleta Creek.

Short Answer Questions

1. What war did Jimmie leave to go fight?

2. What does Ayah remember happening to Jimmie?

3. Ayah remembers what types of items in the black pot that are used for dying wool?

4. What does the sound of the wind remind the main character of?

5. How did Jimmie actually die?

(see the answer key)

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