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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 do Elder Uncle, Timawi, and Ishi find when they return to the beaver dam?
(a) Empty boxes and equipment, but no horse or rider.
(b) The dead horse, but no rider.
(c) The injured horse and a dead rider.
(d) The dead horse and rider.
2. What does the Sheriff give to Ishi that makes him smile?
(a) A plate of food and a cup of water.
(b) A cigar and a smile.
(c) A warm blanket.
(d) Fresh clothes.
3. What does Ishi assume when he first sees Timawi sitting beneath the tree?
(a) He thinks that Timawi is seriously hurt.
(b) He thinks that Timawi is asleep.
(c) He thinks that Timawi is playing a joke in him.
(d) He thinks that Timawi is dead.
4. Why does Mother pour the water out of the baskets every evening?
(a) Wild animals will be drawn to the water if it is left in the basket.
(b) Water left overnight will be harmful to the body.
(c) Pouring the water out will prevent bugs from gathering near the shelter.
(d) A basket of water will tempt a spirit to stay close by.
5. Why does Timawi carry the elk antlers on his head?
(a) The antlers are so heavy that he rests them on top of his own head.
(b) Ishi had asked him to do this as a signal that the hunt had been successful.
(c) It is a Yahi tradition that gives thanks to the gods.
(d) He wants to trick Ishi into thinking that an elk is approaching.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Tushi ask Grandmother to do in order to make the time pass while Ishi and Timawi are gone?
2. According to Elder Uncle, why is a bow better than a trap?
3. How much time has passed at the beginning of The Cave section?
4. According to the story that Grandfather tells, where did the old woman hide the fire that she had stolen from the Fire People?
5. How many days pass between the time that Ishi and Timawi leave and Ishi's return to Tuliyani?
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