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

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

3. According to the story that Grandfather tells, where did the old woman hide the fire that she had stolen from the Fire People?
(a) Under her shawl.
(b) In her ear.
(c) In her mouth.
(d) In her stomach.

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

5. According to the Yahi creation story, how did creation begin?
(a) The Great gods simply called the earth forth to assemble it into landforms and waterways.
(b) The earth fell from the heavens, fully formed.
(c) The Great gods dragged the uncreated world up from the bottom of the Outer Ocean.
(d) The Great gods cracked open an egg, and the parts settled to become different parts of the earth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What concern does Mother express about Elder Uncle's decision to have Ishi sleep in the men's house?

3. What is Ishi's reward for constructing a superb bow?

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

5. Why do the Yahi no longer spend the summer on the mountain?

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