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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ishi carefully untie the string rather than cut them?
(a) Ishi has nothing with which to cut the string.
(b) It is good string and could be used again.
(c) Majapa has warned him never to cut string.
(d) Ishi believes cutting string is bad luck.

2. When is a Yahi allowed to kill and eat Porcupine?
(a) Only if a Yahi is starving and has lost his bow and arrows and harpoon.
(b) Only when the Yahi is in mourning.
(c) Only when Porcupine is in the Yahi village.
(d) Only if the Porcupine is threatening a Yahi.

3. For how long does Ishi sleep after he buries Mother?
(a) He sleeps for a full week.
(b) He sleeps for the rest of the winter, until the New Year.
(c) He sleeps until the Harvest.
(d) He sleeps for six months.

4. What is Ishi looking for when he wanders into the saldu village?
(a) The Outer Ocean.
(b) His old fishing shelter.
(c) The entrance to the cave at Wowunupo.
(d) The Trail to the Land of the Dead.

5. What does Ishi make out of eucalyptus seedpods for the girl in the arroyo?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A basket.
(c) A musical shaker.
(d) A necklace.

6. What is contained in the notebooks that Majapa shows to Ishi?
(a) Lists of all of the Yahi artifacts in the museum.
(b) Notes that Maliwal has made about his time with Ishi.
(c) A collection of Yahi words, maps, and stories.
(d) Sketches of Ishi making arrows and arrowheads.

7. Why does Ishi give the enclosed note to Majapa?
(a) Ishi is overwhelmed by the package and does not want to read the note.
(b) Ishi does not know how to read, so he asks Majapa to read the note.
(c) Majapa asks Ishi if he can read the note.
(d) Ishi does not realize that the note is for him.

8. What does Ishi teach Maliwal in "To The Edge of the World, Section 7?"
(a) How to walk quietly and cover his tracks.
(b) How to speak the Yahi language.
(c) To make bow, arrows, and quiver and shoot the weapon.
(d) How to catch fish using only his hands.

9. For how many days do Majapa and Maliwal go to Outer Ocean to offer prayers and sacrifices for Ishi's spirit?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

10. Why does Majapa agree to start their journey in Gahma?
(a) That is where Ishi was born, where his journey began.
(b) He is happy to go anywhere that Ishi wants to go.
(c) It is the closest village along their journey.
(d) He has heard that it is a beautiful place.

11. Why is Ishi concerned about Tushi and Elder Uncle when he gets to the creek?
(a) The rain has been heavy, so the creek is high and muddy.
(b) The saldu now know the trail that they had taken.
(c) They are both very sick when he finds them.
(d) He hopes they are not angry with him for not being prepared.

12. What methods does Ishi use to catch fish?
(a) In a fish trap or with his hands.
(b) In a net, with a hook and line, or with his hands.
(c) He only uses a net.
(d) He does not catch fish any more.

13. How much time has passed since Ishi's arrival in the City by "To the Edge of the World, Section 5?"
(a) Almost two weeks.
(b) Almost two months.
(c) About six months.
(d) Just over a year.

14. What does Ishi make in the museum and give to Majapa?
(a) A Yahi arrowhead.
(b) A Yahi flute.
(c) A Yahi harpoon.
(d) A Yahi basket.

15. What does Mother take from her treasure bundle and wear on the night that she dies?
(a) Her sweetgrass bracelet.
(b) Her shell necklace.
(c) Ishi's bone earrings.
(d) Her feather cape.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ishi go in order to try to find traces of the Lost Ones?

2. What does Ishi search for in the river?

3. How does Ishi decide he will preserve the Yahi Way?

4. What does Ishi believe is responsible for holding him to life?

5. For what is Ishi looking when he goes to the mountain?

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