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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Ending People Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Elder Uncle's story, why did Ishi's father kill the saldu who had come to their village?
(a) The saldu had stolen food from the village.
(b) The saldu had killed and scalped a man from a neighboring village.
(c) The saldu had threatened Ishi's mother.
(d) The saldu had shot a hole through the men's house.

2. What do Elder Uncle, Timawi, and Ishi find when they return to the beaver dam?
(a) The injured horse and a dead rider.
(b) The dead horse, but no rider.
(c) The dead horse and rider.
(d) Empty boxes and equipment, but no horse or rider.

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

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

5. What do the marks on Ishi's harpoon represent?
(a) The number of years that the Yahi have lived at Wowunupo.
(b) The number of saldu he has seen in the area.
(c) The number of times he has experienced his Power Dream.
(d) The number of kills he has made with the harpoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. From Tuliyani, which direction is the Trail to the Land of the Dead?

2. What does Tushi ask Grandmother to do in order to make the time pass while Ishi and Timawi are gone?

3. Why do Ishi and Timawi choose not to chop the branch off the tree?

4. Why does Mother allow Tushi to go with Ishi to the beaver den?

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

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