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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What clears Sa's head when she wakes up each morning?
(a) Sleep and squirrel broth.
(b) Squirrel broth and bright light.
(c) Bright light and cold air.
(d) Cold air and sleep.

2. Why do the women drink the broth instead of eating the meat?
(a) Because their stomachs were sore.
(b) To save the meat for later.
(c) Because it was more delicious.
(d) To strengthen themselves.

3. What negative factor does Sa' mention when they realize they have found the stream they were looking for?
(a) It is still many miles away.
(b) The river is too wide to cross.
(c) They are too tired to make camp.
(d) They're on the wrong side of the stream.

4. What does not arrive in the morning because of the time of year?
(a) Light.
(b) Birds.
(c) Friends.
(d) Game animals.

5. What must a boy care for even above his loved ones in the group?
(a) His weapon.
(b) His friends.
(c) His authority.
(d) His skill.

6. What are the women anxious to leave behind?
(a) Cold.
(b) Bad memories.
(c) Scarcity.
(d) Winter.

7. What does Sa' thinks holds power over all living things?
(a) The weather.
(b) The sun.
(c) The land.
(d) The moon.

8. Why don't the women camp in the more protected area of the forest?
(a) They want to stay by the river.
(b) They want to stay by the lake.
(c) They can't walk any farther.
(d) They are afraid of forest wolves.

9. What do the two women use for shelter the first night in at the old campsite?
(a) A sheltering tree.
(b) An old tent frame they found.
(c) A hanging boulder near the creek.
(d) A snow pit.

10. Why can't the women move when they wake up on the second morning of their travels?
(a) They have injured themselves walking.
(b) They are frozen.
(c) They are paralyzed with fear.
(d) They have stiff, aging joints.

11. What kind of work do the women do?
(a) Burdensome and time-consuming.
(b) Light and easy.
(c) Indoor.
(d) Planting and harvesting.

12. What wrong impression does Chi'idzigyaak say they had given the younger people?
(a) They were helpless.
(b) They were childish.
(c) They were useful.
(d) They were foolish.

13. What do the women use as pulling sleds?
(a) Woven babiche.
(b) Moose hides.
(c) Caribou skins.
(d) Woven willow branches.

14. Why do the women check their snares during the night?
(a) To get to their catch before other predators.
(b) They were too curious to wait.
(c) Because they were too hungry to wait.
(d) They were not sleeping well.

15. What is the purpose of leaving older members behind?
(a) The sleds are lighter.
(b) There is more food to go around.
(c) The group can travel faster.
(d) They can signal other groups for help.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sa' wish to prove wrong?

2. What is not tolerated in this environment?

3. What is the first thing the old women do to save themselves?

4. What relatives does Chi'idzigyaak have in the group?

5. Why does Chi'idzigyaak say she is like a baby?

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