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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Ayah punish Chato for teaching her English and failing to keep her kids from being taken away?
(a) She cursed him.
(b) She slapped him.
(c) She distanced herself from him.
(d) She moved out.

2. Why does Ayah take care of Chato?
(a) She feels responsible for him.
(b) She has children with him.
(c) She loves him.
(d) She feels it is her duty.

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

4. What is one characteristic of Ayah's mother's woven blankets?
(a) They are used as rug.
(b) They are pretty.
(c) They are sold for a lot of money.
(d) Rain rolls off them.

5. How long did Ayah cook Chato's meals and smile at him?
(a) 40.
(b) 25.
(c) 50.
(d) 35.

6. Where does Ayah remember her mother taking her after the birth of her oldest son?
(a) To the birthing stone.
(b) To her hogan for sleep.
(c) To the elder.
(d) To an oracle.

7. What are the names of Ayah's two children she lost to the Bureau of Indian Affairs?
(a) Billy and Joe.
(b) Erica and Noemi.
(c) Ella and Danny.
(d) Jimmie and Steve.

8. Ayah remembers what types of items in the black pot that are used for dying wool?
(a) Berries, sage, and beeweed petals.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Berries, herbs, and plants.
(d) Ink dyes.

9. As Ayah sits in the snow, what does she think about her shoes?
(a) She remembers her traditional shoes of moccasins.
(b) She thinks she needs to get new ones.
(c) She remembers going barefoot in the summer.
(d) She thinks that her shoes are too large.

10. Where does Ayah go first on her search?
(a) A hogan.
(b) Azzie's Bar.
(c) A barn.
(d) A ranch.

11. At the opening of the second section, who is Ayah searching for?
(a) Danny.
(b) Jimmie.
(c) Ella.
(d) Chato.

12. What did Ayah do to try to prevent the Bureau of Indian Affairs from taking her children?
(a) She hid them and herself in the hills.
(b) She fought them.
(c) She cursed them.
(d) She shot at them with a gun.

13. As Ayah thinks about her children, she recalls what about them?
(a) They are loving to her.
(b) They love their culture.
(c) They are turning into white people.
(d) They honor her wishes.

14. Ayah remembers that Danny used to do what?
(a) Sit down by the fire.
(b) Hide behind the white man.
(c) Hide behind the white woman.
(d) Run off.

15. What does Ayah believe the people in the bar feel about her being in the bar?
(a) They are anxious.
(b) They are nervous.
(c) They are angry.
(d) They are afraid.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ayah enters the bar, what do the men do to her?

2. Where does Ayah remember her mother using the loom?

3. Why is Ayah allowed to go into the bar?

4. What is trapped in Ayah's hair as she moves through the bar?

5. After Ayah enters the bar, what does she neglect to do?

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