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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Elder Uncle and Ishi shoot the young buck rather than the old leader of the elk herd?
(a) Elder Uncle suggests that the old buck would give tough meat.
(b) The young buck is closer to them and easier to take.
(c) Elder Uncle observes that the herd would be lost without the old buck.
(d) Ishi and Elder Uncle are not skilled enough to kill the old elk.

2. Ishi learns to stay awake for how many nights?
(a) Three nights.
(b) Seven nights.
(c) Five nights.
(d) Six nights.

3. From Tuliyani, which direction is the Trail to the Land of the Dead?
(a) To the north.
(b) To the west.
(c) To the east.
(d) To the south.

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

5. Why does Mother allow Tushi to go with Ishi to the beaver den?
(a) Since Ishi would not be hunting, Tushi could accompany him.
(b) Tushi has shown herself to be as successful a hunter as Ishi.
(c) Tushi has begged to go, and Mother is tired of arguing with her.
(d) Since Timawi is ill, Ishi will need someone else to help him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the mountain fish that Timawi and Ishi catch different from the fish in the canyon?

2. Why is Ishi alarmed by the ditch that the saldu are digging?

3. According to their plan, where will Tushi and Elder Uncle go to hide if they need to leave the cave village?

4. Why does Ishi wander away when he is supposed to be watching over Tushi?

5. Why do Ishi and Timawi have little fear of the saldu during the cold winter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Yahi creation story similar to the Judeo-Christian creation story (the creation story of the white man)?

2. How do the saldu treat Ishi's village when they discover it?

3. How does Ishi know what to do with Timawi's body after he finds him dead in the woods?

4. How do Elder Uncle and Grandfather begin to prepare Ishi for manhood in Section 5 of "The Moon Seasons?"

5. Why does Ishi get the privilege of shooting the first deer of the season?

6. How is Ishi's bow important for his development into manhood?

7. Why does Elder Uncle say that they should no longer hunt on the mountain next to the village?

8. According to Timawi, how were the seven remaining members of the Yahi tribe able to survive?

9. What assurance does Ishi give to Timawi when Timawi observes that Tushi prefers Ishi's company?

10. How do the stories that the Yahi tell about Timawi evolve following his death?

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