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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 does Ishi wander away when he is supposed to be watching over Tushi?
(a) He is tracking and calling a quail.
(b) He prefers to watch out for her from a distance.
(c) He is gathering acorns and loses track of his location.
(d) He is trying to catch a butterfly for her.

2. After Ishi returns from his journey, what does he notice about Timawi?
(a) Timawi is restless and ready to go on his own journey.
(b) Timawi treats him as more of an equal.
(c) Timawi is happy to see Ishi return.
(d) Timawi is not happy and keeps to himself.

3. How does Elder Uncle purify Ishi of any danger that might have followed him from the spirit world?
(a) He tells him to go to Black Rock and talk to Timawi's spirit.
(b) He orders him to take a sweat bath.
(c) He burns sage and prays over him.
(d) He blows sacred tobacco over him and says prayers.

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

5. What worries Ishi when he sees the saldu stop at Black Rock?
(a) He is concerned they are going in the direction of Tuliyani.
(b) He is worried that they will hunt too many deer and leave none for his family.
(c) He is afraid that they might be able to see him up on top of Black Rock.
(d) He remembers that he set a trap line there, and they might discover the Yahi if they find it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Timawi carry the elk antlers on his head?

2. What do the women do while the men hunt for deer?

3. How do Ishi and Timawi lose the sheep that they steal?

4. Why do Elder Uncle and Ishi shoot the young buck rather than the old leader of the elk herd?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Ishi's hunting trip with Elder Uncle so memorable?

2. What does Ishi discover when he returns to the village after he moves Mother?

3. How is Ishi's relationship with Timawi similar to his relationship with Tushi?

4. How does Tushi's contribution to the move conflict with the traditional expectations that the Yahi have for women?

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

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

7. What observations do the older members of the tribe make about Ishi?

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

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

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

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