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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What worries Ishi when he sees the saldu stop at Black Rock?
(a) He remembers that he set a trap line there, and they might discover the Yahi if they find it.
(b) He is concerned they are going in the direction of Tuliyani.
(c) He is worried that they will hunt too many deer and leave none for his family.
(d) He is afraid that they might be able to see him up on top of Black Rock.

2. How does Ishi think his mother feels when he sees that she is wearing her sweetgrass bracelet?
(a) Ishi thinks his mother feels sad.
(b) Ishi thinks his mother is happy.
(c) Ishi thinks that his mother feels lonely.
(d) Ishi thinks his mother is angry.

3. What does Ishi decide to do with the hide of the deer that he kills?
(a) To give it to Tushi so that she can make a warm blanket.
(b) To give it to Mother so that she can make a new warm skirt for winter.
(c) To present it to Grandfather as a gift.
(d) To make a new quiver for his arrows.

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

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

6. Why does Ishi retrieve his arrow from the tree into which he had misfired?
(a) He wants to keep it as a memento of his first deer.
(b) He does not want any saldu to see it and suspect that there are Yahi nearby.
(c) He is embarrassed that someone will see it and know that his first shot missed.
(d) It takes a lot of work to make an arrow, and the arrowhead is treasured.

7. Why are Ishi and Tushi convinced that the saldu will discover them if they try to move now?
(a) The ground is covered with snow, so their tracks would be visible.
(b) There are just too many saldu that they would not be able to avoid them.
(c) They are so upset that they would not be able to think clearly.
(d) Mother is not able to walk, so they would not be able to move quickly or quietly.

8. 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 drying them.
(d) She is inspecting them before she brings them home.

9. What do Elder Uncle, Timawi, and Ishi find when they return to the beaver dam?
(a) The dead horse and rider.
(b) The injured horse and a dead rider.
(c) The dead horse, but no rider.
(d) Empty boxes and equipment, but no horse or rider.

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

11. Why does Mother allow Tushi to go with Ishi to the beaver den?
(a) Tushi has begged to go, and Mother is tired of arguing with her.
(b) Since Ishi would not be hunting, Tushi could accompany him.
(c) Tushi has shown herself to be as successful a hunter as Ishi.
(d) Since Timawi is ill, Ishi will need someone else to help him.

12. What regret about Timawi doe Tushi express to Ishi?
(a) She regrets that she did not take his sweetgrass bracelet.
(b) She regrets that Timawi was not able to return to his village.
(c) She regrets that Timawi and Ishi were not better friends.
(d) She regrets that he did not have a family to return to.

13. According to their plan, where will Tushi and Elder Uncle go to hide if they need to leave the cave village?
(a) Lookout Point.
(b) Green Cave.
(c) Ishi's fishing shelter.
(d) Back to Tuliyani.

14. How long is Ishi away looking for a new location for the village?
(a) Three days and three nights.
(b) Four days and four nights.
(c) A full week.
(d) Five days and five nights.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mother think the kind saldu wanted to do?

2. Why does Ishi not tell Elder Uncle or Mother about his visits to Black Rock?

3. Why does Ishi release the rabbit that he catches while he is out collecting lichen?

4. How does Elder Uncle respond to the news that Tushi and Ishi bring to him from the outside world?

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

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