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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. What does Ishi share with Majapa as they sit on the bank of Banya Creek?
(a) His story about his Dream.
(b) His pipe and tobacco.
(c) His acorn mush.
(d) His deerskin blanket.

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

3. What does Elder Uncle tell Ishi to seek when he leaves Tuliyani?
(a) The old villages and caves from Grandfather's stories.
(b) A prayer-place so that he might dream a Power Dream.
(c) Revenge for the death of his father.
(d) Guidance from the gods to help him find a wife.

4. Why do Elder Uncle and Ishi shoot the young buck rather than the old leader of the elk herd?
(a) Elder Uncle observes that the herd would be lost without the old buck.
(b) Ishi and Elder Uncle are not skilled enough to kill the old elk.
(c) Elder Uncle suggests that the old buck would give tough meat.
(d) The young buck is closer to them and easier to take.

5. Why do the Yahi no longer spend the summer on the mountain?
(a) The gods have sent signs that the Yahi should not move from their village.
(b) The summers are no longer as hot, so the move is unnecessary.
(c) Elder Uncle is afraid that they will be discovered by the saldu.
(d) The family has grown attached to Tuliyani and do not want to move.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Ishi sleep after he buries Mother?

2. Where does Ishi go when he feels homesick?

3. What does Ishi find when he makes it to the fishing shelter?

4. Why is Ishi concerned about Grandmother and Grandfather?

5. in "To the Edge of the World, Section 6," how much time has passed since Ishi's arrival at the museum?

(see the answer key)

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