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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through To the Edge of the World Section 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom do the adults compare Ishi now that he has grown?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Timawi.
(c) Younger Brother, Ishi's father.
(d) Older Brother, Elder Uncle.

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

3. What does Mother take from her treasure bundle and wear on the night that she dies?
(a) Her sweetgrass bracelet.
(b) Ishi's bone earrings.
(c) Her feather cape.
(d) Her shell necklace.

4. Why is Ishi concerned about Grandmother and Grandfather?
(a) They are too quiet and do not speak to the others anymore.
(b) They do not have much food to eat and are growing weak.
(c) They are forgetting the stories that they have told for years.
(d) They are getting older and will soon die.

5. 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) Litter from a saldu camp is strewn around the area.
(c) Tushi and Elder Uncle are waiting for him.
(d) No one is there, but Tushi has left him a message.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ishi not take the basket of Tushi's that Majapa offers him?

2. How are the mountain fish that Timawi and Ishi catch different from the fish in the canyon?

3. According to the Yahi creation story, from what were the first humans created?

4. When does Majapa wish to visit the Yahi world?

5. What does Ishi ask to do before he puts on the saldu clothing?

(see the answer key)

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