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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 soon does Elder Uncle suggest that they move to the cave?
(a) Before the end of the next Harvest Moons.
(b) After the frogs stop singing.
(c) After the warm weather returns in the spring.
(d) Before the fall of the first snow.

2. How do Ishi and Timawi know that they are near a herd of deer?
(a) They see the deer tracks.
(b) They can see the deer through the trees.
(c) They can smell the deer.
(d) They can hear the deer calls.

3. 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 ear.
(b) In her mouth.
(c) In her stomach.
(d) Under her shawl.

4. 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 mean that spring has arrived.
(b) They know that they winds are the spirits of Yahi ancestors.
(c) They know that the winds will drive the animals down into the canyon.
(d) They know that the winds will destroy the saldu settlement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. One day, Mother tells Ishi that he looks like a hunter again and that she no longer fears for him. How soon after this does she pass away?

2. Why is Ishi concerned about Tushi and Elder Uncle when he gets to the creek?

3. What is the "tube-stick" that Tushi and Ishi see the saldu using?

4. After the deaths of Grandfather and Grandmother, what name does Ishi use to refer to himself and the remaining Yahi?

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

(see the answer key)

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