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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. 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 mouth.
(c) In her stomach.
(d) In her ear.

2. How does Ishi think his mother feels when he sees that she is wearing her sweetgrass bracelet?
(a) Ishi thinks his mother feels sad.
(b) Ishi thinks his mother is happy.
(c) Ishi thinks that his mother feels lonely.
(d) Ishi thinks his mother is angry.

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

4. To whom do the adults compare Ishi now that he has grown?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Younger Brother, Ishi's father.
(c) Older Brother, Elder Uncle.
(d) Timawi.

5. How do Ishi and Timawi lose the sheep that they steal?
(a) They drop the meat when they stumble along the trail.
(b) Timawi loses the meat when he is hunted and attacked by the sheepdog.
(c) Ishi leaves the meat behind when he goes to look for Timawi.
(d) They encounter a bear and throw the meat to distract her.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Tushi say she will keep the sweetgrass bracelet that Timawi made for her?

5. According to Grandmother, when did she first meet Ishi's mother?

(see the answer key)

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