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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. What does Ishi decide to do with the hide of the deer that he kills?
(a) To present it to Grandfather as a gift.
(b) To give it to Tushi so that she can make a warm blanket.
(c) To make a new quiver for his arrows.
(d) To give it to Mother so that she can make a new warm skirt for winter.

2. How does Elder Uncle purify Ishi of any danger that might have followed him from the spirit world?
(a) He burns sage and prays over him.
(b) He orders him to take a sweat bath.
(c) He tells him to go to Black Rock and talk to Timawi's spirit.
(d) He blows sacred tobacco over him and says prayers.

3. 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 they winds are the spirits of Yahi ancestors.
(c) They know that the winds mean that spring has arrived.
(d) They know that the winds will destroy the saldu settlement.

4. Once Ishi realizes that his loved ones are no longer wandering, where does he decide to go?
(a) To Three Knolls.
(b) Back to Wowunupo.
(c) To Ancestor Cave.
(d) To the Land of the Dead.

5. When is a Yahi allowed to kill and eat Porcupine?
(a) Only if the Porcupine is threatening a Yahi.
(b) Only if a Yahi is starving and has lost his bow and arrows and harpoon.
(c) Only when the Yahi is in mourning.
(d) Only when Porcupine is in the Yahi village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ishi decide to seek when he leaves Tuliyani?

2. What does Ishi hear when he is swimming in Banya Creek?

3. According to the Yahi creation story, from what were the first humans created?

4. What concern does Mother express about Elder Uncle's decision to have Ishi sleep in the men's house?

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

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