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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Moon Seasons Section 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do Ishi and Timawi have little fear of the saldu during the cold winter?
(a) The saldu do not ride the trails when they are covered in ice.
(b) The gods protect the Yahi during the winter.
(c) They could easily track any of the saldu through the snow.
(d) Ishi and Timawi believe that the saldu hibernate like the bear.

3. What is Ishi's reward for constructing a superb bow?
(a) He gets to stay in the men's house.
(b) He gets a new quiver of arrows.
(c) He gets to shoot the first deer of the New Year.
(d) He is served the first bowl of salmon at dinner.

4. Why does Ishi not tell Elder Uncle or Mother about his visits to Black Rock?
(a) They have told him repeatedly not to go there.
(b) He knows they would worry, and they already have enough to worry about.
(c) Ishi is afraid that they would make fun of him.
(d) If he tells them, they will want to go with him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What worries Ishi when he sees the saldu stop at Black Rock?

2. What does Ishi decide to do with the hide of the deer that he kills?

3. Ishi learns to stay awake for how many nights?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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