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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tushi spread black raspberries and manzanita berries onto mats?
(a) She is feeding the forest animals.
(b) She is drying them.
(c) It is an offering for the Spirits.
(d) She is inspecting them before she brings them home.

2. What advice does Ishi give Timawi after Timawi suggests that they can force the saldu out of the Bushki village?
(a) He suggests that they plan a late night attack on the saldu cabin.
(b) He says nothing, but hopes that Timawi will forget about the idea.
(c) He suggests that they sleep on it and discuss the issue tomorrow.
(d) He suggests that Timawi is thinking with his heart and not his brain.

3. What regret about Timawi doe Tushi express to Ishi?
(a) She regrets that she did not take his sweetgrass bracelet.
(b) She regrets that Timawi and Ishi were not better friends.
(c) She regrets that Timawi was not able to return to his village.
(d) She regrets that he did not have a family to return to.

4. Why does Ishi shoot the hat off the saldu who is climbing up the trail?
(a) He does not want to kill anyone unless he is forced to.
(b) He cannot see through the brush, so he is not able to aim.
(c) He sees the color of the hat and mistakes it for an animal.
(d) He is so nervous that he cannot take aim.

5. Why do Elder Uncle and Ishi shoot the young buck rather than the old leader of the elk herd?
(a) Elder Uncle suggests that the old buck would give tough meat.
(b) The young buck is closer to them and easier to take.
(c) Elder Uncle observes that the herd would be lost without the old buck.
(d) Ishi and Elder Uncle are not skilled enough to kill the old elk.

6. Where do Ishi and Elder Uncle go to hunt?
(a) To Badger Creek.
(b) Three Knolls.
(c) Back to Tuliyani.
(d) Mount Waganupo.

7. Why do Ishi and Timawi have little fear of the saldu during the cold winter?
(a) The gods protect the Yahi during the winter.
(b) They could easily track any of the saldu through the snow.
(c) Ishi and Timawi believe that the saldu hibernate like the bear.
(d) The saldu do not ride the trails when they are covered in ice.

8. Why does Timawi carry the elk antlers on his head?
(a) The antlers are so heavy that he rests them on top of his own head.
(b) He wants to trick Ishi into thinking that an elk is approaching.
(c) Ishi had asked him to do this as a signal that the hunt had been successful.
(d) It is a Yahi tradition that gives thanks to the gods.

9. What is Ishi's job in the spring?
(a) To clean the feather and fur wraps.
(b) To grind salmon bones into flour.
(c) To wash the baskets.
(d) To catch salmon.

10. What does Mother think the kind saldu wanted to do?
(a) To offer her some water.
(b) To change her bandages.
(c) To carry her somewhere.
(d) To find some food for her.

11. What advice does Elder Uncle give to the tribe after Timawi expresses his anger with Ishi for letting the saldu escape?
(a) Everyone makes mistakes, and they should forgive others.
(b) They should find a new place for hiding.
(c) Timawi is an outsider and has no right to express his opinion.
(d) They should not let their fear and anger turn them against one other.

12. How much time has passed at the beginning of The Cave section?
(a) Three months.
(b) Three years.
(c) Three days.
(d) Three weeks.

13. Why is Ishi surprised by the saldu who see him while he is fishing?
(a) Ishi had been sleeping on the rocks.
(b) The saldu moved quietly and Ishi did not smell them.
(c) The saldu come up behind him out of the forest.
(d) Ishi recognizes them.

14. How tall is Black Rock?
(a) As tall as a grizzly bear standing on two legs.
(b) Three times the height of Ishi's house.
(c) Three times the height of a man.
(d) As tall as four large pines trees.

15. According to the Yahi creation story, how did creation begin?
(a) The Great gods cracked open an egg, and the parts settled to become different parts of the earth.
(b) The Great gods dragged the uncreated world up from the bottom of the Outer Ocean.
(c) The earth fell from the heavens, fully formed.
(d) The Great gods simply called the earth forth to assemble it into landforms and waterways.

Short Answer Questions

1. What signs of mourning is Ishi wearing when he returns to Tuliyani?

2. How much time has passed since the Yahi have moved to Wowunupo?

3. Why does Timawi insist that Tushi must go with him to his village?

4. What reason does Timawi give to explain why it is acceptable to steal saldu food?

5. What is Tushi collecting while Ishi counts Beaver?

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