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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Cave Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ishi release the rabbit that he catches while he is out collecting lichen?
(a) The rabbit appears to be as hungry and weak as he and his family.
(b) Ishi thinks the rabbit is too cute to eat.
(c) The rabbit came because it was curious, not because Ishi had been hunting.
(d) Somehow, the rabbit reminds Ishi of Tushi.

2. What is Tushi collecting while Ishi counts Beaver?
(a) Boadicea bulbs.
(b) Wild berries.
(c) Ferns.
(d) Acorns.

3. What reason does Timawi give to explain why it is acceptable to steal saldu food?
(a) The saldu have so much that they will never notice the loss of a couple of lambs.
(b) The saldu hunt Yahi food, so they might as well eat saldu food.
(c) The saldu do not live according to the Way, so their possessions do not belong to them.
(d) The saldu have taken Yahi lives and land, so they owe the Yahi at least a little food.

4. Why does Ishi wander away when he is supposed to be watching over Tushi?
(a) He is trying to catch a butterfly for her.
(b) He prefers to watch out for her from a distance.
(c) He is gathering acorns and loses track of his location.
(d) He is tracking and calling a quail.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ishi assume when he first sees Timawi sitting beneath the tree?

2. Why do the Yahi no longer spend the summer on the mountain?

3. According to Grandfather, why must a bow never be left standing?

4. How are the mountain fish that Timawi and Ishi catch different from the fish in the canyon?

5. What advice does Ishi give Timawi after Timawi suggests that they can force the saldu out of the Bushki village?

(see the answer key)

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