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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After Ishi returns from his journey, what does he notice about Timawi?
(a) Timawi treats him as more of an equal.
(b) Timawi is not happy and keeps to himself.
(c) Timawi is restless and ready to go on his own journey.
(d) Timawi is happy to see Ishi return.

3. From what kind of tree does Ishi cut the branch for his bow?
(a) An aspen tree.
(b) A pine tree.
(c) A juniper tree.
(d) A hawthorn tree.

4. Where does Tushi say she will keep the sweetgrass bracelet that Timawi made for her?
(a) With her treasures.
(b) She will wear it.
(c) In Mother's treasure bundle.
(d) In the woman's shelter.

5. How does Elder Uncle respond to the news that Tushi and Ishi bring to him from the outside world?
(a) He listens carefully and uses the information to protect his people.
(b) He refuses to hear anything that Ishi and Tushi have to tell him.
(c) He ignores the news and does not want to hear what the saldu are doing.
(d) He listens politely but does not believe that it is important.

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

7. According to the Yahi creation story, into what did the god Kaltsuna transform after he finished creating humans?
(a) A butterfly.
(b) An elk.
(c) A little rock lizard.
(d) A grizzly bear.

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

9. What is Ishi's job in the spring?
(a) To grind salmon bones into flour.
(b) To clean the feather and fur wraps.
(c) To wash the baskets.
(d) To catch salmon.

10. Why does Ishi wander away when he is supposed to be watching over Tushi?
(a) He prefers to watch out for her from a distance.
(b) He is trying to catch a butterfly for her.
(c) He is gathering acorns and loses track of his location.
(d) He is tracking and calling a quail.

11. What do the women do while the men hunt for deer?
(a) They dig for roots.
(b) They plant seeds for their garden.
(c) They clean the house.
(d) They weave rugs and baskets.

12. How does Elder Uncle purify Ishi of any danger that might have followed him from the spirit world?
(a) He orders him to take a sweat bath.
(b) He burns sage and prays over him.
(c) He blows sacred tobacco over him and says prayers.
(d) He tells him to go to Black Rock and talk to Timawi's spirit.

13. What is the "tube-stick" that Tushi and Ishi see the saldu using?
(a) A surveyor's tool.
(b) A megaphone.
(c) A cannon.
(d) A rifle.

14. According to the Yahi creation story, from what were the first humans created?
(a) From the parts of an egg.
(b) From buckeye sticks and smoke blown from a stone pipe.
(c) From stones tossed over the shoulder of a god.
(d) From the clay of the earth.

15. Who is responsible for moving the village to Wounupo?
(a) Ishi, Elder Uncle, and Tushi.
(b) Ishi and Elder Uncle.
(c) They all carry something.
(d) Ishi and Tushi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ishi decide to do with the hide of the deer that he kills?

2. What is difficult about the shot that Ishi had taken at the saldu on horseback?

3. What reason does Timawi give to explain why it is acceptable to steal saldu food?

4. How does Ishi attempt to hide Mother from the saldu who enter the village?

5. What returns to Ishi after he discovers Lookout Point?

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