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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. How are the mountain fish that Timawi and Ishi catch different from the fish in the canyon?
(a) The mountain fish move more slowly and are easier to catch.
(b) The mountain fish are poisonous.
(c) The mountain fish are larger than and not as flavorful as the canyon fish.
(d) The mountain fish are smaller and richer than the canyon fish.

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

3. How do Ishi and Timawi know that they are near a herd of deer?
(a) They can hear the deer calls.
(b) They see the deer tracks.
(c) They can see the deer through the trees.
(d) They can smell the deer.

4. What does the saldu intend to do with Tushi?
(a) Set her free.
(b) Run her over with his horse.
(c) Shoot her in the back.
(d) Lasso and kidnap her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Timawi give to explain why it is acceptable to steal saldu food?

2. Why does Timawi carry the elk antlers on his head?

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

4. How do Ishi and Timawi lose the sheep that they steal?

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

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