Ishi: Last of His Tribe Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Theodora Kroeber
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 198 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Ishi: Last of His Tribe Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Theodora Kroeber
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through To the Edge of the World Section 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is contained in the notebooks that Majapa shows to Ishi?
(a) A collection of Yahi words, maps, and stories.
(b) Lists of all of the Yahi artifacts in the museum.
(c) Notes that Maliwal has made about his time with Ishi.
(d) Sketches of Ishi making arrows and arrowheads.

3. Why do Ishi and Timawi have little fear of the saldu during the cold winter?
(a) Ishi and Timawi believe that the saldu hibernate like the bear.
(b) The gods protect the Yahi during the winter.
(c) The saldu do not ride the trails when they are covered in ice.
(d) They could easily track any of the saldu through the snow.

4. How does Ishi decide he will preserve the Yahi Way?
(a) He will return to the Yahi world and live as he used to.
(b) He will tell stories and describe the Way so that Majapa can write it down.
(c) He will marry and raise a child who will carry on the Yahi tradition.
(d) He will teach children who visit the museum about the Yahi Way.

5. How does Ishi attempt to hide Mother from the saldu who enter the village?
(a) He moves her into the darkness at the very back of the cave.
(b) He hides her in a bush just outside the village.
(c) He covers her with a cape and blanket.
(d) He takes her with him up into the boughs of the pine tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What methods does Ishi use to catch fish?

2. What does the doctor's son tell Ishi he would like to be when he grows up?

3. Why is Ishi alarmed by the ditch that the saldu are digging?

4. Why does Mother pour the water out of the baskets every evening?

5. When is a Yahi allowed to kill and eat Porcupine?

(see the answer key)

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