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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Cave Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time has passed at the beginning of The Cave section?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three years.

2. Why does Ishi wander away when he is supposed to be watching over Tushi?
(a) He is tracking and calling a quail.
(b) He prefers to watch out for her from a distance.
(c) He is gathering acorns and loses track of his location.
(d) He is trying to catch a butterfly for her.

3. What detail does Grandmother add to the end of Grandfather's story about Jikula and Ahalamila?
(a) Jikula felt remorseful and sought out forgiveness from Ahalamila's mother.
(b) The son of Ahalamila, Topuna, avenged his father's death.
(c) The Yahi women are responsible for ensuring that the men remain peaceful.
(d) Ahalamila's mother forgave Jikula and brought peace to the Yahi.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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