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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tushi spread black raspberries and manzanita berries onto mats?
(a) It is an offering for the Spirits.
(b) She is feeding the forest animals.
(c) She is inspecting them before she brings them home.
(d) She is drying them.

2. Why does Ishi not tell Elder Uncle or Mother about his visits to Black Rock?
(a) Ishi is afraid that they would make fun of him.
(b) He knows they would worry, and they already have enough to worry about.
(c) They have told him repeatedly not to go there.
(d) If he tells them, they will want to go with him.

3. What does the saldu intend to do with Tushi?
(a) Lasso and kidnap her.
(b) Run her over with his horse.
(c) Shoot her in the back.
(d) Set her free.

4. Why does Ishi shoot the hat off the saldu who is climbing up the trail?
(a) He sees the color of the hat and mistakes it for an animal.
(b) He cannot see through the brush, so he is not able to aim.
(c) He is so nervous that he cannot take aim.
(d) He does not want to kill anyone unless he is forced to.

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) Elder Uncle is afraid that they will be discovered by the saldu.
(c) The summers are no longer as hot, so the move is unnecessary.
(d) The family has grown attached to Tuliyani and do not want to move.

6. What is covering the mouth of the cave when they arrive?
(a) Honeysuckle vines.
(b) Large planks of wood.
(c) A large rock.
(d) Poison oak.

7. Why does Timawi carry the elk antlers on his head?
(a) It is a Yahi tradition that gives thanks to the gods.
(b) Ishi had asked him to do this as a signal that the hunt had been successful.
(c) The antlers are so heavy that he rests them on top of his own head.
(d) He wants to trick Ishi into thinking that an elk is approaching.

8. Why does Timawi insist that Tushi must go with him to his village?
(a) Timawi is jealous of Ishi and wants Tushi to get away from him.
(b) Timawi does not believe that Tushi will truly be a wife unless she leaves her family.
(c) Among his people, it is tradition for the woman to move to the man's village.
(d) Timawi does not feel welcome in Tuliyani and wants to return home.

9. What signs of mourning is Ishi wearing when he returns to Tuliyani?
(a) Ishi is barefoot and shirtless.
(b) He is wearing the traditional necklace of mourning.
(c) Ishi's head is covered with a deer pelt.
(d) His hair is burned off close to his head and black stripes are painted on his face.

10. What do the marks on Ishi's harpoon represent?
(a) The number of saldu he has seen in the area.
(b) The number of times he has experienced his Power Dream.
(c) The number of kills he has made with the harpoon.
(d) The number of years that the Yahi have lived at Wowunupo.

11. What advice does Ishi give Timawi after Timawi suggests that they can force the saldu out of the Bushki village?
(a) He suggests that they plan a late night attack on the saldu cabin.
(b) He suggests that they sleep on it and discuss the issue tomorrow.
(c) He suggests that Timawi is thinking with his heart and not his brain.
(d) He says nothing, but hopes that Timawi will forget about the idea.

12. How much time has passed at the beginning of The Cave section?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three years.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three weeks.

13. What is difficult about the shot that Ishi had taken at the saldu on horseback?
(a) He was shooting uphill at a moving target.
(b) He was able to shoot him from behind without being seen.
(c) He was able to shoot the saldu without harming Tushi.
(d) He was shooting from behind a dense thicket of brush.

14. What concern does Mother express about Elder Uncle's decision to have Ishi sleep in the men's house?
(a) She does not think Ishi should stay awake all night like the men do.
(b) She says that she needs Ishi's help in the women's house.
(c) She is worried for her safety and the safety of the other women.
(d) She is worried that Ishi will hear stories that will frighten him.

15. How much time has passed since the Yahi have moved to Wowunupo?
(a) Over twenty years.
(b) Twenty-five years.
(c) Almost five years.
(d) Over twelve years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ishi cleanse himself after visiting the places of burial and danger on his journey?

2. What advice does Elder Uncle give to the tribe after Timawi expresses his anger with Ishi for letting the saldu escape?

3. Why does Ishi not like the Green Cave?

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

5. From Tuliyani, which direction is the Trail to the Land of the Dead?

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