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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ayah remember happening to Jimmie?
(a) He never came home.
(b) He moved away.
(c) He stopped contacting her.
(d) The earth swallowed him up.

2. Who is the main character in the story?
(a) Ayah.
(b) Jimmie.
(c) Chato.
(d) Ella.

3. What does Ayah remember is remarkable about elkhide moccasins?
(a) They keep a person's legs warm.
(b) They are handmade.
(c) They are traditional shoes.
(d) They keep a person's legs dry in the snow.

4. Where does Ayah remember her mother using the loom?
(a) Beside her grandmother.
(b) Inside their hogan.
(c) Under the shade of a tamarack tree.
(d) Outside their hogan.

5. What shocked the visitor about Ayah and Chato's decision about Jimmie's body?
(a) Chato cried.
(b) Ayah screamed.
(c) Ayah didn't cry.
(d) That Chato and Ayah did not want it returned to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the story, where is Ayah sitting?

2. What branch of the military did Jimmie go into?

3. How did Chato break his leg?

4. Who came to Ayah's house to discuss news about Jimmie?

5. Who allowed the children to be taken by the B.I.A.?

(see the answer key)

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