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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Majapa, what makes the Greek world similar to the Yahi world?

2. When is a Yahi allowed to kill and eat Porcupine?

3. Why does Ishi at first refuse the food and drink that the Sheriff offers him?

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

5. Why does Ishi not disturb the icicles that have formed on the entrance to the cave?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mother's death affect Ishi?

2. How do Mother and Ishi support each other after they are separated from Elder Uncle and Tushi?

3. Why does the return of his quiver and knife lead Ishi to suggest the trip to the Yahi world?

4. Why does Ishi choose to return to the museum rather than stay in the Yahi world?

5. What does Ishi now believe about the saldu?

6. How have Ishi and Mother's lives changed since the disappearance of Elder Uncle and Tushi?

7. How does Majapa comfort Maliwal after Ishi's death?

8. How does Majapa's Dream compare to Ishi's Dream?

9. How might Ishi's actions following Mother's death be described as a type of symbolic death?

10. How does Ishi discover a way of preserving the Yahi world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the roles of men and women in the Yahi culture. What expectations are held for women? What expectations are held for men? What might explain the differences in these gender roles? How are men and women each shown respect? Provide examples to support your points.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the importance of family to the characters in the novel. Why is the family important? What sacrifices do characters make for their families, and why? What benefits does the family provide to the individual members? How does the definition of family change throughout the novel? Be sure to include specific examples and quotations to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Compare Ishi's experiences in the Yahi world to the experiences he has when he returns there later with Majapa and Maliwal. How are the places the same to him, and How are they different? How does he feel about his "home," and why? Provide evidence to support your observations.

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