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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Ending People Section 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mother pour the water out of the baskets every evening?
(a) Water left overnight will be harmful to the body.
(b) Wild animals will be drawn to the water if it is left in the basket.
(c) A basket of water will tempt a spirit to stay close by.
(d) Pouring the water out will prevent bugs from gathering near the shelter.

2. What is the "tube-stick" that Tushi and Ishi see the saldu using?
(a) A surveyor's tool.
(b) A megaphone.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A cannon.

3. One day, Mother tells Ishi that he looks like a hunter again and that she no longer fears for him. How soon after this does she pass away?
(a) Two days.
(b) One week.
(c) Five days.
(d) Ten days.

4. Why does Mother allow Tushi to go with Ishi to the beaver den?
(a) Tushi has begged to go, and Mother is tired of arguing with her.
(b) Since Timawi is ill, Ishi will need someone else to help him.
(c) Since Ishi would not be hunting, Tushi could accompany him.
(d) Tushi has shown herself to be as successful a hunter as Ishi.

5. Why do Ishi and his family smile when they hear the rush and roar of the wind coming down the canyon?
(a) They know that the winds mean that spring has arrived.
(b) They know that the winds will drive the animals down into the canyon.
(c) They know that they winds are the spirits of Yahi ancestors.
(d) They know that the winds will destroy the saldu settlement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the saldu intend to do with Tushi?

2. What does Mother take from her treasure bundle and wear on the night that she dies?

3. Why does Ishi release the rabbit that he catches while he is out collecting lichen?

4. What is Ishi's job in the spring?

5. Why does Ishi wander away when he is supposed to be watching over Tushi?

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