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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through To the Edge of the World Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ishi know that the saldu have made it to the ledge of their village?
(a) He can see them from the top of the pine tree.
(b) He hears their knives cutting through the brush.
(c) He can smell them approaching.
(d) He has had a dream that warned him of this.

2. Why is Ishi concerned about Grandmother and Grandfather?
(a) They are forgetting the stories that they have told for years.
(b) They are too quiet and do not speak to the others anymore.
(c) They are getting older and will soon die.
(d) They do not have much food to eat and are growing weak.

3. What does the Sheriff give to Ishi that makes him smile?
(a) A cigar and a smile.
(b) Fresh clothes.
(c) A warm blanket.
(d) A plate of food and a cup of water.

4. Why does Ishi retrieve his arrow from the tree into which he had misfired?
(a) He wants to keep it as a memento of his first deer.
(b) He is embarrassed that someone will see it and know that his first shot missed.
(c) He does not want any saldu to see it and suspect that there are Yahi nearby.
(d) It takes a lot of work to make an arrow, and the arrowhead is treasured.

5. How are the mountain fish that Timawi and Ishi catch different from the fish in the canyon?
(a) The mountain fish are larger than and not as flavorful as the canyon fish.
(b) The mountain fish are poisonous.
(c) The mountain fish move more slowly and are easier to catch.
(d) The mountain fish are smaller and richer than the canyon fish.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How soon does Elder Uncle suggest that they move to the cave?

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

4. After Ishi returns from his journey, what does he notice about Timawi?

5. Why do Ishi and Timawi have little fear of the saldu during the cold winter?

(see the answer key)

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