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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. By the time that Ishi and Tushi see the saldu at the marsh, how long have the Yahi been in hiding?
(a) Nine moon cycles (nine months).
(b) Fourteen years.
(c) Six turnings of the moon (six months).
(d) Seven turnings of the moon (or seven years).

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

3. How does Ishi attempt to hide Mother from the saldu who enter the village?
(a) He hides her in a bush just outside the village.
(b) He moves her into the darkness at the very back of the cave.
(c) He takes her with him up into the boughs of the pine tree.
(d) He covers her with a cape and blanket.

4. Why is Ishi surprised by the saldu who see him while he is fishing?
(a) Ishi recognizes them.
(b) The saldu moved quietly and Ishi did not smell them.
(c) Ishi had been sleeping on the rocks.
(d) The saldu come up behind him out of the forest.

5. How does Timawi respond to Elder Uncle's suggestion that he teach Ishi about what he had done wrong?
(a) Timawi takes the request seriously and promises to be a good teacher.
(b) Timawi is ashamed and refuses "to teach or to boast."
(c) Timawi is refuses to help with the search or to teach Ishi.
(d) Timawi is flattered by Elder Uncle's request and agrees.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Ishi know that the saldu have made it to the ledge of their village?

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

4. Why does Ishi not take the basket of Tushi's that Majapa offers him?

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

(see the answer key)

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