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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 is Ishi alarmed by the ditch that the saldu are digging?
(a) The noise is driving away all of the game that he hunts.
(b) The saldu's excavation is polluting the river.
(c) The ditch is headed right toward Wowunupo.
(d) The saldu are destroying valuable food resources.

2. What methods does Ishi use to catch fish?
(a) He only uses a net.
(b) In a fish trap or with his hands.
(c) In a net, with a hook and line, or with his hands.
(d) He does not catch fish any more.

3. Why are Ishi and Tushi convinced that the saldu will discover them if they try to move now?
(a) The ground is covered with snow, so their tracks would be visible.
(b) Mother is not able to walk, so they would not be able to move quickly or quietly.
(c) They are so upset that they would not be able to think clearly.
(d) There are just too many saldu that they would not be able to avoid them.

4. Why does Tushi spread black raspberries and manzanita berries onto mats?
(a) She is drying them.
(b) It is an offering for the Spirits.
(c) She is inspecting them before she brings them home.
(d) She is feeding the forest animals.

5. What is Ishi's job in the spring?
(a) To grind salmon bones into flour.
(b) To catch salmon.
(c) To clean the feather and fur wraps.
(d) To wash the baskets.

Short Answer Questions

1. From Tuliyani, which direction is the Trail to the Land of the Dead?

2. Why does Ishi burn off his hair?

3. What regret about Timawi doe Tushi express to Ishi?

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

5. Where do Ishi and Mother move after Tushi and Elder Uncle disappear?

(see the answer key)

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