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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Of whom does the little girl in the arroyo remind Ishi?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Himself.
(c) Mother.
(d) Tushi.
2. What does Ishi ask to do before he puts on the saldu clothing?
(a) He wants to eat.
(b) He wants to make an offering to the Spirits.
(c) He wants to wash.
(d) He wants to use the bathroom.
3. How long do Ishi and his friends stay in the Yahi world?
(a) Over four months.
(b) Almost two months.
(c) Almost two weeks.
(d) About six months.
4. How long is the bundle that the expressman delivers to the museum?
(a) The length of Ishi's arm to the tips of his fingers.
(b) The length of Ishi's entire body.
(c) As long as Ishi's leg.
(d) As long as the museum table.
5. What does Ishi think of the notebooks that Majapa shows him?
(a) He says they are good.
(b) He is disappointed by them.
(c) They frighten him.
(d) He does not understand what they mean.
6. What ritual does Ishi share with Majapa and Maliwal when they first arrive in Gahma?
(a) A sweat bath.
(b) A storytelling dance.
(c) A tobacco offering to the Spirits.
(d) A Yahi purification blessing.
7. What do the waves leave for Ishi when he stands on the shore?
(a) A piece of sea glass.
(b) A broken arrowhead.
(c) A white shell.
(d) A heart-shaped rock.
8. What does Ishi do after Majapa and Maliwal are asleep?
(a) He watches them and prays over them.
(b) He goes to Ancestor Cave to pray and make a sacrifice.
(c) He goes into the woods to hunt for deer.
(d) He takes a sweat bath and bathes in the river.
9. Why does Ishi not disturb the icicles that have formed on the entrance to the cave?
(a) The icicles are so large that they could be dangerous.
(b) He is too tired to notice that they are there.
(c) He does not want to leave any evidence that he has been there.
(d) They are sacred to him because he believes they are from Tushi's dream.
10. What is contained in the notebooks that Majapa shows to Ishi?
(a) Lists of all of the Yahi artifacts in the museum.
(b) Sketches of Ishi making arrows and arrowheads.
(c) Notes that Maliwal has made about his time with Ishi.
(d) A collection of Yahi words, maps, and stories.
11. What does Tushi's basket smell like to Ishi?
(a) It smells like dried acorns.
(b) It smells like Banya Creek.
(c) It smells like Tushi's skin.
(d) It smells like the cave at Wowunupo.
12. How does Ishi get rid of the brown bear that wants his cave?
(a) He yells at her and shoves a burning branch into her mouth.
(b) He stabs her with his harpoon.
(c) He throws rocks at her until she retreats.
(d) He hides in the back of the cave until she leaves.
13. What is inside the package that the expressman delivers?
(a) Ishi's old juniper bow and arrows.
(b) Tushi's treasure bundle.
(c) Ishi's fishing nets and harpoon.
(d) Ishi's old otterskin quiver and his rock-glass knife and case.
14. Why does Mother pour the water out of the baskets every evening?
(a) Wild animals will be drawn to the water if it is left in the basket.
(b) Pouring the water out will prevent bugs from gathering near the shelter.
(c) Water left overnight will be harmful to the body.
(d) A basket of water will tempt a spirit to stay close by.
15. What is Ishi looking for when he wanders into the saldu village?
(a) The entrance to the cave at Wowunupo.
(b) The Outer Ocean.
(c) The Trail to the Land of the Dead.
(d) His old fishing shelter.
Short Answer Questions
1. What wakes Ishi in the morning in "To the Edge of the World, Section 2?"
2. What suggests to Ishi that the mother bear he sees is the same one that fought him for the cave?
3. Why does Ishi carefully untie the string rather than cut them?
4. What does Ishi hear when he is swimming in Banya Creek?
5. What does Ishi teach Maliwal in "To The Edge of the World, Section 7?"
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