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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ishi, what problem arises from wearing shoes?
(a) Shoes pinch a person's toes and make it too difficult to move quickly.
(b) A person cannot know where he walks when his feet do not touch earth.
(c) Wearing shoes confines the foot, but also the spirit of the person wearing them.
(d) All of the tracks look the same, so following a person is difficult.

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

3. Where does Majapa want Ishi to take him?
(a) Ancestor Cave.
(b) Lookout Point.
(c) Yuna Canyon and Tuliyani.
(d) The Outer Ocean.

4. What is inside the package that the expressman delivers?
(a) Ishi's fishing nets and harpoon.
(b) Tushi's treasure bundle.
(c) Ishi's old juniper bow and arrows.
(d) Ishi's old otterskin quiver and his rock-glass knife and case.

5. 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 describing an archaeoligical discovery.
(d) He is telling him about the city.

6. What does Ishi search for in the river?
(a) Tushi's necklace.
(b) Elder Uncle's walking sticks.
(c) The bodies of Tushi and Elder Uncle.
(d) The items that were stolen from the cave.

7. in "To the Edge of the World, Section 6," how much time has passed since Ishi's arrival at the museum?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Four years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Four months.

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

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

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

11. What does the Sheriff give to Ishi that makes him smile?
(a) A plate of food and a cup of water.
(b) A warm blanket.
(c) Fresh clothes.
(d) A cigar and a smile.

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

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

14. What does Ishi share with Majapa as they sit on the bank of Banya Creek?
(a) His pipe and tobacco.
(b) His deerskin blanket.
(c) His story about his Dream.
(d) His acorn mush.

15. Why does Ishi burn off his hair?
(a) He believes that it will keep the saldu away.
(b) He falls asleep too close to the fire.
(c) It is a sign of mourning for the family members that have died.
(d) As a man, he must keep his hair short.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ishi at first refuse the food and drink that the Sheriff offers him?

2. For how long does Ishi continue to live in the museum?

3. Why does Ishi not take the basket of Tushi's that Majapa offers him?

4. Where does Ishi go when he feels homesick?

5. What does Ishi smell when he finally wakes up and stands at the mouth of the cave?

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