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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. What does Majapa show to Ishi after breakfast?
(a) The Outer Ocean.
(b) The different rooms in the museum and their uses.
(c) The museum's collection of bows and arrows.
(d) A collection of books on ancient cultures.

2. 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 old otterskin quiver and his rock-glass knife and case.
(d) Ishi's fishing nets and harpoon.

3. What does Ishi find when he makes it to the fishing shelter?
(a) No one is there, but Tushi has left him a message.
(b) Everything is the same; Tushi and Elder Uncle have not been there.
(c) Tushi and Elder Uncle are waiting for him.
(d) Litter from a saldu camp is strewn around the area.

4. What does Ishi find in the mud along the banks of the river?
(a) Elder Uncle's bone earring.
(b) An old arrowhead.
(c) A saldu fire stick.
(d) Tushi's white shell necklace.

5. Why does Mother pour the water out of the baskets every evening?
(a) Pouring the water out will prevent bugs from gathering near the shelter.
(b) Water left overnight will be harmful to the body.
(c) A basket of water will tempt a spirit to stay close by.
(d) Wild animals will be drawn to the water if it is left in the basket.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Majapa wish to visit the Yahi world?

2. Where do Ishi and Mother move after Tushi and Elder Uncle disappear?

3. What does Ishi search for in the river?

4. In "To the Edge of the World, Section 11," what does Ishi understand now about the saldu?

5. For what is Ishi looking when he goes to the mountain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ishi searching for when he travels throughout the Yahi world?

2. Why is it important for Ishi to teach Maliwal?

3. How does Ishi discover a way of preserving the Yahi world?

4. What is Ishi's first impression of the saldu village?

5. How are the men at the museum different from other saldu that Ishi has observed?

6. What evidence in Section 4 of "The Ending People" reveals Mother's emotional strength?

7. What are Ishi's initial reactions to the City?

8. Why does Ishi decide to go to the museum with the Stranger?

9. How does Majapa comfort Maliwal after Ishi's death?

10. How does Ishi overcome his concern about bringing Majapa and Maliwal into the Yahi world?

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