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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Cave Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Elder Uncle give Ishi and Timawi regarding the saldu?
(a) Study them and learn their ways.
(b) Do not think about the saldu; avoid them in thought and action.
(c) Train faithfully and look for an opportunity to seek revenge.
(d) Forgive them and offer them peace.

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

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

4. What is Ishi's job in the spring?
(a) To clean the feather and fur wraps.
(b) To grind salmon bones into flour.
(c) To catch salmon.
(d) To wash the baskets.

5. According to the Yahi creation story, from what were the first humans created?
(a) From buckeye sticks and smoke blown from a stone pipe.
(b) From the clay of the earth.
(c) From the parts of an egg.
(d) From stones tossed over the shoulder of a god.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is covering the mouth of the cave when they arrive?

2. According to the Yahi creation story, how did creation begin?

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

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

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

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