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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. What purpose is served by the pinecones that come from the gray pine?
(a) They eat the pine nuts and use the cones as fuel for the fire.
(b) They use the pine resin to repair the roof of the shelter.
(c) The pinecones serve no practical purpose.
(d) They use them to trap squirrels.
2. What do the marks on Ishi's harpoon represent?
(a) The number of saldu he has seen in the area.
(b) The number of years that the Yahi have lived at Wowunupo.
(c) The number of kills he has made with the harpoon.
(d) The number of times he has experienced his Power Dream.
3. Why does Mother allow Tushi to go with Ishi to the beaver den?
(a) Tushi has begged to go, and Mother is tired of arguing with her.
(b) Tushi has shown herself to be as successful a hunter as Ishi.
(c) Since Ishi would not be hunting, Tushi could accompany him.
(d) Since Timawi is ill, Ishi will need someone else to help him.
4. What is Ishi's reward for constructing a superb bow?
(a) He gets a new quiver of arrows.
(b) He gets to stay in the men's house.
(c) He gets to shoot the first deer of the New Year.
(d) He is served the first bowl of salmon at dinner.
5. Why do Ishi and his family smile when they hear the rush and roar of the wind coming down the canyon?
(a) They know that the winds will drive the animals down into the canyon.
(b) They know that the winds will destroy the saldu settlement.
(c) They know that the winds mean that spring has arrived.
(d) They know that they winds are the spirits of Yahi ancestors.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Ishi's job in the spring?
2. What is covering the mouth of the cave when they arrive?
3. How does Timawi respond to Elder Uncle's suggestion that he teach Ishi about what he had done wrong?
4. Why does Ishi wander away when he is supposed to be watching over Tushi?
5. What signs of mourning is Ishi wearing when he returns to Tuliyani?
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