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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ayah think of when she wraps the blanket around Chato?
(a) Danny.
(b) Jimmie.
(c) Ella.
(d) Chato when they are young.

2. Outside of the place where Ayah and Chato live, what is the condition of the land?
(a) Dry and sandy.
(b) Rich.
(c) Fertile.
(d) Moist.

3. What does Chato bring home in big brown boxes?
(a) Yarn.
(b) Wine.
(c) Wool.
(d) Food.

4. As Ayah searches in the night, what does she think about her relationship with Chato?
(a) There is no place for him but with her.
(b) He is a good husband.
(c) He tries, but fails her greatly.
(d) He badly hurts her.

5. Through what part of the sky can Ayah see a star as the weather changes?
(a) Southeast.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) Southwest.

6. As Ayah and Chato walk in the snow, what makes Ayah laugh?
(a) Chato's feet.
(b) Chato's joke.
(c) The snow drifts.
(d) Her fate.

7. In the fourth section of the story, what is Chato doing when Ayah finds him?
(a) Walking along the pavement.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Screaming for help.

8. Why does Ayah feel that no one in the bar could hurt her?
(a) She is wrapped in Jimmie's blanket.
(b) She is sure of her identity.
(c) She shows them no fear.
(d) She is armed.

9. What is the weather like once Ayah leaves the bar?
(a) Warmer.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Colder.
(d) Raining.

10. What emotion does Ayah feel as she leaves the bar in Section 3?
(a) Satified.
(b) Worried.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad.

11. Why do Ayah and Chato perform the traditional actions every May?
(a) It helps them remember Jimmie.
(b) Because it is time to do it.
(c) Because it is a habit for them.
(d) Because it helps Ayah heal.

12. How does Chato look at Ayah as he shuffles down the highway?
(a) As if she's a stranger.
(b) As if she scares him.
(c) As if seeing her for the first time.
(d) As if she's his sister.

13. What does Silko use as a metaphor for the days Ayah and Chato lived together?
(a) Painted sheep on hogan walls.
(b) Dirt in the arroyos.
(c) Painted buffalo on cave walls.
(d) Shadows on the mesa.

14. Why is the old barn symbolic of the relationship between the whites and Navajos?
(a) It is inadequate for Ayah and Chato's needs.
(b) It is built by whites.
(c) It is adequate for Ayah and Chato's needs.
(d) It is a farm housing, not a real house.

15. How does Ayah describe the freezing?
(a) A mist flowing over the mesa.
(b) Snow fallling from the sky.
(c) A stillness coming from the edge of the moon.
(d) Wind blowing from the east.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of horses did Chato once ride when he works at the white man's ranch?

2. Whom is Ayah looking for as she searches outside the bar?

3. Why isn't Ayah sorry for Chato's dislike for his current life?

4. What is special about Ayah's and Chato's home?

5. What does Ayah see pushing into the sky's distance during the storm in the fourth section?

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