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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Ayah and Chato sleep when they came to Cebolleta?
(a) Outside the bar.
(b) On the street.
(c) The old barn.
(d) The hogan.

3. What do the days of Ayah and Chato's journey smell like to Ayah?
(a) Tart.
(b) Dry.
(c) Sour.
(d) Sweet.

4. How would Ayah feel if Chato used up the government money?
(a) Restless.
(b) Sad.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Unhappy.

5. According to Ayah, she once found Chato wandering his way to where?
(a) Their hogan.
(b) To the bar.
(c) To his son's grave.
(d) The white man's ranch.

6. What does Ayah notice about the way Chato smells in the fourth section of the story?
(a) It reeks strongly of urine and woodsmoke.
(b) It reeks strongly of fire.
(c) It reeks strongly of alcohol.
(d) It reeks strongly of food.

7. In Ayah's memory, what did Chato do the next day, after they returned home from Cebolleta?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Complain about his hangover.
(c) Tend sheep.
(d) Cry.

8. Why does Ayah believe Chato doesn't like guiding "the old ewes"?
(a) He dislikes sheep.
(b) He is tired of working.
(c) It reminds him of Jimmie.
(d) He is used to guiding cattle.

9. What color are the clouds Ayah and Chato watch as they wait against the rocks?
(a) White like cotton.
(b) Gray like sweat.
(c) Steely blue-gray.
(d) Black like tar.

10. What is the weather doing as Ayah and Chato walk together?
(a) Windy.
(b) Sunshining.
(c) Snowing.
(d) Raining.

11. How does having livestock connect Ayah and Chato to the land?
(a) The livestock work the land.
(b) They take care of them.
(c) They are following traditional Navajo lifestyle.
(d) Livestock gives them food.

12. What does Ayah notices about Chato as the two are walking in the fourth section?
(a) He moves slowly in his old age.
(b) He is tired.
(c) He is shorter than he once is.
(d) He moves nimble and quick.

13. According to Ayah, what does she and Chato not have enough of for five years?
(a) Rain.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) Love.

14. According to Ayah, Chato is doing what a lot lately?
(a) Disappearing.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Shouting.
(d) Forgetting.

15. What traditional thing does Ayah and Chato do every May?
(a) Plant the garden.
(b) Dance in ceremony.
(c) Travel to town.
(d) Visit Jimmie's grave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ayah think she does to make the men in the bar fear her?

2. What do the arroyos have to offer Ayah's and Chato's livestock?

3. What direction does Ayah walk as she leaves the bar?

4. What clothing does Chato have on his body as he shuffles through the snow?

5. What does Silko use as a metaphor for the days Ayah and Chato lived together?

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