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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After a time, Ayah realized that she could no longer do what with her two remaining children?
(a) Visit them.
(b) See them.
(c) Hug them.
(d) Speak Navajo with them.

2. When Ayah looked at Chato's scarred hands and at his face, what did she think of him?
(a) He was her husband.
(b) He was broken.
(c) He was a stranger.
(d) He worked hard.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ayah punish Chato for teaching her English and failing to keep her kids from being taken away?

2. How did Chato tell Ayah that Jimmie died?

3. As Ayah thinks about her children, she recalls what about them?

4. What are the names of Ayah's two children she lost to the Bureau of Indian Affairs?

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

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