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

2. What does the next group of saldu leave in the cave when they return to look for Mother?
(a) A bow and a quiver of arrows.
(b) Some baskets with food.
(c) A pocketknife and a sack of tobacco.
(d) Trash from their camp.

3. Why does Ishi not take the basket of Tushi's that Majapa offers him?
(a) It brings too many sad memories for him.
(b) It was not one of her best pieces of work.
(c) He says that it is a part of the museum's treasures and belongs there.
(d) He says that he wants nothing to do with the old life.

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

5. What is difficult about the shot that Ishi had taken at the saldu on horseback?
(a) He was able to shoot him from behind without being seen.
(b) He was able to shoot the saldu without harming Tushi.
(c) He was shooting from behind a dense thicket of brush.
(d) He was shooting uphill at a moving target.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ishi surprised by the saldu who see him while he is fishing?

2. What does Tushi's basket smell like to Ishi?

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

4. According to Majapa, why had he and his friend come to the Yahi world after the heat moons?

5. What museum items does Majapa take Ishi to see on his second day in the city?

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