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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Majapa, why had he and his friend come to the Yahi world after the heat moons?
(a) They wanted to find and help Ishi and his mother.
(b) They were hunting for elk.
(c) They wanted to learn more about the geography of the area.
(d) They were looking for more artifacts for the museum.

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 spirits of all of the Yahi who are buried there keep the world alive.
(d) The artifacts left behind will tell the story.

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

4. Once Ishi realizes that his loved ones are no longer wandering, where does he decide to go?
(a) To Ancestor Cave.
(b) To the Land of the Dead.
(c) To Three Knolls.
(d) Back to Wowunupo.

5. Why does Ishi not disturb the icicles that have formed on the entrance to the cave?
(a) He does not want to leave any evidence that he has been there.
(b) He is too tired to notice that they are there.
(c) They are sacred to him because he believes they are from Tushi's dream.
(d) The icicles are so large that they could be dangerous.

6. Why is Ishi amazed when the Stranger tells him that they will travel by train?
(a) Ishi had expected to walk.
(b) He is surprised that the train pulls a wagon.
(c) He is surprised that the saldu would allow him on the train.
(d) He did not realize that they would be going that far.

7. Where does Ishi go when needs to get away from the museum after his discussion with Majapa about the war?
(a) To Outer Ocean.
(b) To his room.
(c) To the park.
(d) To Golden Gate.

8. What does Ishi do after Majapa and Maliwal are asleep?
(a) He goes to Ancestor Cave to pray and make a sacrifice.
(b) He watches them and prays over them.
(c) He takes a sweat bath and bathes in the river.
(d) He goes into the woods to hunt for deer.

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

10. What is Ishi's visitor talking about when they are having tea?
(a) He is talking about fishing in the Outer Ocean.
(b) He is talking about the war across the ocean.
(c) He is telling him about the city.
(d) He is describing an archaeoligical discovery.

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

12. How long do Ishi and his friends stay in the Yahi world?
(a) About six months.
(b) Almost two months.
(c) Over four months.
(d) Almost two weeks.

13. What does the doctor's son tell Ishi he would like to be when he grows up?
(a) An archaeologist.
(b) A hunter.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A museum curator.

14. Who will go on the trip to the Yahi world?
(a) Ishi, Majapa, and Maliwal.
(b) Ishi, Majapa, Maliwal, and the Kuwi.
(c) Ishi, Majapa, Maliwal, and another museum man.
(d) Ishi and Majapa.

15. How long is the bundle that the expressman delivers to the museum?
(a) As long as the museum table.
(b) The length of Ishi's arm to the tips of his fingers.
(c) The length of Ishi's entire body.
(d) As long as Ishi's leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Sheriff asks Ishi whether he would like to return to the Yahi world, why does Ishi decline?

2. What are the "bird tracks" that Ishi sees the Stranger checking?

3. What is Ishi looking for when he wanders into the saldu village?

4. Why does Ishi burn off his hair?

5. How does Ishi die?

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