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

2. What does Mother take from her treasure bundle and wear on the night that she dies?
(a) Her shell necklace.
(b) Her feather cape.
(c) Ishi's bone earrings.
(d) Her sweetgrass bracelet.

3. According to the story that Grandfather tells, where did the old woman hide the fire that she had stolen from the Fire People?
(a) In her mouth.
(b) Under her shawl.
(c) In her ear.
(d) In her stomach.

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

5. According to their plan, where will Tushi and Elder Uncle go to hide if they need to leave the cave village?
(a) Lookout Point.
(b) Back to Tuliyani.
(c) Green Cave.
(d) Ishi's fishing shelter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days pass between the time that Ishi and Timawi leave and Ishi's return to Tuliyani?

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

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

4. 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?

5. What detail does Grandmother add to the end of Grandfather's story about Jikula and Ahalamila?

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