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

2. What detail does Grandmother add to the end of Grandfather's story about Jikula and Ahalamila?
(a) The Yahi women are responsible for ensuring that the men remain peaceful.
(b) The son of Ahalamila, Topuna, avenged his father's death.
(c) Jikula felt remorseful and sought out forgiveness from Ahalamila's mother.
(d) Ahalamila's mother forgave Jikula and brought peace to the Yahi.

3. What is difficult about the shot that Ishi had taken at the saldu on horseback?
(a) He was able to shoot him from behind without being seen.
(b) He was shooting from behind a dense thicket of brush.
(c) He was shooting uphill at a moving target.
(d) He was able to shoot the saldu without harming Tushi.

4. According to Grandmother, when did she first meet Ishi's mother?
(a) After Ishi was born.
(b) When Mother was first born.
(c) When Ishi's father brought her home as his wife.
(d) When Mother was Tushi's age.

5. 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 ear.
(d) In her stomach.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Elder Uncle respond to the news that Tushi and Ishi bring to him from the outside world?

2. Why does Ishi wander away when he is supposed to be watching over Tushi?

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

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

5. How does Timawi respond to Elder Uncle's suggestion that he teach Ishi about what he had done wrong?

(see the answer key)

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