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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Chato go to see the postmaster?
(a) To see his sister.
(b) To mail letters.
(c) To ask for employment.
(d) To collect their welfare check.

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

5. According to Ayah in the fourth section of the story, Chato sometimes calls her what name?
(a) His daughter's name.
(b) Her sister's name.
(c) His mother's name.
(d) His sister's name.

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

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

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

9. Where is the old barn located according to Ayah?
(a) Near the reservation.
(b) Near the arroyo.
(c) Near the boulders.
(d) Near the mesa.

10. Why doesn't Ayah care about the loss of the money?
(a) It is white man's money.
(b) The money doesn't give her what she wants.
(c) The money causes problems for her and Chato.
(d) She doesn't understand how to use it.

11. What arrives at the post office in a colorful government envelope?
(a) A welfare check.
(b) A letter from Jimmie.
(c) Letters from Danny and Ella.
(d) An eviction notice.

12. What does Ayah think Chato's shoes look like in the snow?
(a) Skies.
(b) Slugs.
(c) Mountains.
(d) Little animals up to their ears.

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

14. What clothing does Chato have on his body as he shuffles through the snow?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A long felt coat and a furry hat.
(c) A sweater and a hat.
(d) A long overcoat and an old felt hat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Chato dies in his sleep, what does Ayah do?

2. Why does Ayah choose to stop walking at the end of the story?

3. What does Ayah believe makes Chato sleep during the freezing?

4. According to Ayah, she once found Chato wandering his way to where?

5. What do the days of Ayah and Chato's journey sound like to Ayah?

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