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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 is Ishi concerned about Grandmother and Grandfather?
(a) They are getting older and will soon die.
(b) They are forgetting the stories that they have told for years.
(c) They are too quiet and do not speak to the others anymore.
(d) They do not have much food to eat and are growing weak.

2. According to the Yahi creation story, into what did the god Kaltsuna transform after he finished creating humans?
(a) A grizzly bear.
(b) An elk.
(c) A little rock lizard.
(d) A butterfly.

3. Why does Timawi insist that Tushi must go with him to his village?
(a) Timawi does not believe that Tushi will truly be a wife unless she leaves her family.
(b) Timawi does not feel welcome in Tuliyani and wants to return home.
(c) Timawi is jealous of Ishi and wants Tushi to get away from him.
(d) Among his people, it is tradition for the woman to move to the man's village.

4. Why do the Yahi no longer spend the summer on the mountain?
(a) The family has grown attached to Tuliyani and do not want to move.
(b) The gods have sent signs that the Yahi should not move from their village.
(c) The summers are no longer as hot, so the move is unnecessary.
(d) Elder Uncle is afraid that they will be discovered by the saldu.

5. What does Ishi decide to do with the hide of the deer that he kills?
(a) To give it to Tushi so that she can make a warm blanket.
(b) To make a new quiver for his arrows.
(c) To present it to Grandfather as a gift.
(d) To give it to Mother so that she can make a new warm skirt for winter.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why do Ishi and his family smile when they hear the rush and roar of the wind coming down the canyon?

4. Why does Ishi retrieve his arrow from the tree into which he had misfired?

5. Why does Mother allow Tushi to go with Ishi to the beaver den?

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