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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through To the Edge of the World Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tushi's basket smell like to Ishi?
(a) It smells like the cave at Wowunupo.
(b) It smells like Tushi's skin.
(c) It smells like dried acorns.
(d) It smells like Banya Creek.

2. What do Elder Uncle, Timawi, and Ishi find when they return to the beaver dam?
(a) The injured horse and a dead rider.
(b) The dead horse, but no rider.
(c) Empty boxes and equipment, but no horse or rider.
(d) The dead horse and rider.

3. What does Tushi ask Grandmother to do in order to make the time pass while Ishi and Timawi are gone?
(a) To tell her tales of when Grandmother was young.
(b) To help her weave a treasure basket.
(c) To play the stick game with her.
(d) To cook and dance with her in the evenings.

4. According to Majapa, why had he and his friend come to the Yahi world after the heat moons?
(a) They wanted to learn more about the geography of the area.
(b) They wanted to find and help Ishi and his mother.
(c) They were hunting for elk.
(d) They were looking for more artifacts for the museum.

5. What museum items does Majapa take Ishi to see on his second day in the city?
(a) Baskets.
(b) Watgurwas.
(c) Arrows.
(d) Pottery.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the time that Ishi and Tushi see the saldu at the marsh, how long have the Yahi been in hiding?

2. What is difficult about the shot that Ishi had taken at the saldu on horseback?

3. Why does Ishi shoot the hat off the saldu who is climbing up the trail?

4. What does the next group of saldu leave in the cave when they return to look for Mother?

5. What does the Golden Gate headland remind Ishi of?

(see the answer key)

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