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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. in "To the Edge of the World, Section 6," how much time has passed since Ishi's arrival at the museum?
(a) Four years.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Two years.
(d) Four months.

2. What advice does Ishi give Timawi after Timawi suggests that they can force the saldu out of the Bushki village?
(a) He suggests that they plan a late night attack on the saldu cabin.
(b) He suggests that Timawi is thinking with his heart and not his brain.
(c) He suggests that they sleep on it and discuss the issue tomorrow.
(d) He says nothing, but hopes that Timawi will forget about the idea.

3. According to Majapa, what makes the Greek world similar to the Yahi world?
(a) The Greek world was destroyed by invading strangers.
(b) The Greek world was flat and surrounded by an Outer Ocean.
(c) The Greek people were hunters and gatherers.
(d) The Greek people lived in small villages that kept to themselves.

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

5. How much time has passed since Ishi's arrival in the City by "To the Edge of the World, Section 5?"
(a) About six months.
(b) Just over a year.
(c) Almost two weeks.
(d) Almost two months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Timawi insist that Tushi must go with him to his village?

2. What object, delivered to the museum by the express wagon, intrigues Ishi?

3. What does the saldu intend to do with Tushi?

4. According to the Yahi creation story, into what did the god Kaltsuna transform after he finished creating humans?

5. How does the crowd of saldu react to Ishi when he tries to speak to them?

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