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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Saving a Cache of Fish.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sets up shelters for the old women?
(a) Children.
(b) The chief.
(c) Younger women.
(d) Younger men.

2. What is the first thing the old women do to save themselves?
(a) Set traps to catch rabbits.
(b) Melt snow to make drinking water.
(c) Save the embers from the fire.
(d) Gather sticks to build the fire.

3. What sound do the women hear when they are first alone in the silent night, before they have gone to sleep?
(a) Something breathing heavily.
(b) Something skittering across tree bark.
(c) Something panting.
(d) Something howling.

4. What does Shruh Zhuu do with his time?
(a) Sings and dances.
(b) Wrestles and runs.
(c) Provides for his mother and the old ones.
(d) Hunts and fishes.

5. Why had the group not shared food with the two women?
(a) It would take food from the hunters.
(b) It would be a waste to feed dying ones.
(c) It would dishonor the women.
(d) It would be a disgrace to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the two women use for shelter the first night in at the old campsite?

2. Why does Sa' say they are both like babies?

3. How do the women insulate their shelter?

4. What is the irritating side effect for the women of covering their faces?

5. What causes Sa's circulation to start again each morning?

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