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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 does Ishi go back to Mother instead of following the river to Daha in search of Tushi and Elder Uncle?
(a) Ishi is hungry and needs to eat.
(b) He needs Mother's help in finding Tushi and Elder Uncle.
(c) The sun will be setting soon, and Mother is alone.
(d) Ishi has given up ever finding Tushi and Elder Uncle.

2. According to Majapa, what keeps the Yahi world alive?
(a) The artifacts left behind will tell the story.
(b) The memories of all of the people and events live in the very earth.
(c) Both he and Ishi remember it.
(d) The spirits of all of the Yahi who are buried there keep the world alive.

3. What purpose is served by the pinecones that come from the gray pine?
(a) They eat the pine nuts and use the cones as fuel for the fire.
(b) They use the pine resin to repair the roof of the shelter.
(c) They use them to trap squirrels.
(d) The pinecones serve no practical purpose.

4. Where does Ishi go when needs to get away from the museum after his discussion with Majapa about the war?
(a) To the park.
(b) To Golden Gate.
(c) To his room.
(d) To Outer Ocean.

5. How does the crowd of saldu react to Ishi when he tries to speak to them?
(a) They spit at him.
(b) They yell angrily.
(c) They retreat in fear.
(d) They laugh.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time has passed since Ishi's arrival in the City by "To the Edge of the World, Section 5?"

2. Whose Dream do Ishi and the others follow as they travel into the Yahi world?

3. What regret about Timawi doe Tushi express to Ishi?

4. What does Ishi smell when he finally wakes up and stands at the mouth of the cave?

5. Where does Tushi say she will keep the sweetgrass bracelet that Timawi made for her?

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