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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. What do the women do while the men hunt for deer?
(a) They dig for roots.
(b) They clean the house.
(c) They weave rugs and baskets.
(d) They plant seeds for their garden.

2. How tall is Black Rock?
(a) Three times the height of Ishi's house.
(b) As tall as four large pines trees.
(c) Three times the height of a man.
(d) As tall as a grizzly bear standing on two legs.

3. Why do Ishi and Timawi choose not to chop the branch off the tree?
(a) They are not allowed to chop wood until they are older.
(b) Yahi tradition dictates that the branch must be taken with only knives and rasps.
(c) They forgot to bring along their ax.
(d) The noise of chopping would attract the attention of the saldu.

4. What does Ishi decide to seek when he leaves Tuliyani?
(a) A prayer-place so that he might dream a Power Dream.
(b) Guidance from the gods to help him find a wife.
(c) Revenge for the death of his father.
(d) The old villages and caves from Grandfather's stories.

5. From what kind of tree does Ishi cut the branch for his bow?
(a) A juniper tree.
(b) An aspen tree.
(c) A hawthorn tree.
(d) A pine tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the story that Grandfather tells, where did the old woman hide the fire that she had stolen from the Fire People?

2. How do Ishi and Timawi know that they are near a herd of deer?

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

4. According to Elder Uncle, why is a bow better than a trap?

5. Why does Ishi not like the Green Cave?

(see the answer key)

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