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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through To the Edge of the World Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object, delivered to the museum by the express wagon, intrigues Ishi?
(a) Handmade bows from throughout the world.
(b) A collection of books.
(c) Ancient Greek pottery.
(d) An assortment of woven baskets.

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

3. Where does Tushi say she will keep the sweetgrass bracelet that Timawi made for her?
(a) In the woman's shelter.
(b) With her treasures.
(c) In Mother's treasure bundle.
(d) She will wear it.

4. What does Mother think the kind saldu wanted to do?
(a) To find some food for her.
(b) To offer her some water.
(c) To carry her somewhere.
(d) To change her bandages.

5. Once Ishi realizes that his loved ones are no longer wandering, where does he decide to go?
(a) Back to Wowunupo.
(b) To Three Knolls.
(c) To Ancestor Cave.
(d) To the Land of the Dead.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What service does Ishi offer to the museum?

3. What do the women do while the men hunt for deer?

4. Why do Ishi and Timawi have little fear of the saldu during the cold winter?

5. How does Elder Uncle purify Ishi of any danger that might have followed him from the spirit world?

(see the answer key)

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