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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. Why does Ishi not take the basket of Tushi's that Majapa offers him?
(a) He says that he wants nothing to do with the old life.
(b) He says that it is a part of the museum's treasures and belongs there.
(c) It was not one of her best pieces of work.
(d) It brings too many sad memories for him.
2. By the time that Ishi and Tushi see the saldu at the marsh, how long have the Yahi been in hiding?
(a) Seven turnings of the moon (or seven years).
(b) Fourteen years.
(c) Six turnings of the moon (six months).
(d) Nine moon cycles (nine months).
3. Why does Ishi shoot the hat off the saldu who is climbing up the trail?
(a) He is so nervous that he cannot take aim.
(b) He cannot see through the brush, so he is not able to aim.
(c) He does not want to kill anyone unless he is forced to.
(d) He sees the color of the hat and mistakes it for an animal.
4. Why is Ishi surprised by the saldu who see him while he is fishing?
(a) Ishi recognizes them.
(b) The saldu come up behind him out of the forest.
(c) Ishi had been sleeping on the rocks.
(d) The saldu moved quietly and Ishi did not smell them.
5. What is difficult about the shot that Ishi had taken at the saldu on horseback?
(a) He was able to shoot the saldu without harming Tushi.
(b) He was shooting uphill at a moving target.
(c) He was able to shoot him from behind without being seen.
(d) He was shooting from behind a dense thicket of brush.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mother think the kind saldu wanted to do?
2. What does Tushi ask Grandmother to do in order to make the time pass while Ishi and Timawi are gone?
3. How does Ishi attempt to hide Mother from the saldu who enter the village?
4. How does Ishi know that the saldu have made it to the ledge of their village?
5. What advice does Elder Uncle give to the tribe after Timawi expresses his anger with Ishi for letting the saldu escape?
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