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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through To the Edge of the World Section 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Elder Uncle respond to the news that Tushi and Ishi bring to him from the outside world?
(a) He refuses to hear anything that Ishi and Tushi have to tell him.
(b) He listens carefully and uses the information to protect his people.
(c) He ignores the news and does not want to hear what the saldu are doing.
(d) He listens politely but does not believe that it is important.

2. What is covering the mouth of the cave when they arrive?
(a) Honeysuckle vines.
(b) Poison oak.
(c) A large rock.
(d) Large planks of wood.

3. What do the marks on Ishi's harpoon represent?
(a) The number of years that the Yahi have lived at Wowunupo.
(b) The number of kills he has made with the harpoon.
(c) The number of saldu he has seen in the area.
(d) The number of times he has experienced his Power Dream.

4. What does Ishi find when he makes it to the fishing shelter?
(a) Everything is the same; Tushi and Elder Uncle have not been there.
(b) Tushi and Elder Uncle are waiting for him.
(c) No one is there, but Tushi has left him a message.
(d) Litter from a saldu camp is strewn around the area.

5. Why are Ishi and Tushi convinced that the saldu will discover them if they try to move now?
(a) The ground is covered with snow, so their tracks would be visible.
(b) They are so upset that they would not be able to think clearly.
(c) Mother is not able to walk, so they would not be able to move quickly or quietly.
(d) There are just too many saldu that they would not be able to avoid them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ishi smell when he finally wakes up and stands at the mouth of the cave?

2. Where does Ishi go when the summer gets too hot?

3. How does Ishi think his mother feels when he sees that she is wearing her sweetgrass bracelet?

4. What prediction does Mother make about the New Year?

5. What is difficult about the shot that Ishi had taken at the saldu on horseback?

(see the answer key)

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