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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event of concern to Majapa may take him away from the museum?

2. According to Majapa, why had he and his friend come to the Yahi world after the heat moons?

3. What does Ishi hear when he is swimming in Banya Creek?

4. What does the Golden Gate headland remind Ishi of?

5. Once Ishi realizes that his loved ones are no longer wandering, where does he decide to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Sheriff's actions surprise Ishi?

2. How does Mother's death affect Ishi?

3. How does Ishi's understanding of the war affect him?

4. What details lead Ishi to believe that Elder Uncle and Tushi have not survived the escape?

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

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

7. How is the Stranger who visits Ishi different from the other saldu he has met?

8. What does Ishi value about his relationship with the girl that he meets in the arroyo?

9. What does Ishi now believe about the saldu?

10. According to Majapa, How was the Greek world similar to the Yahi world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the Yahi world, the spirit world interacts with and influences the world of the living. Explain the ways in which the living are influenced and affected by the spirits. What does this suggest about the Yahi culture? How does this affect the ways in which the Yahi view life? Be sure to include specific examples and evidence to support your explanations.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, Ishi seems to be a pacifist. He is reprimanded in his youth for not killing the saldu who attempts to lasso Tushi, and he is disturbed by the news of the war across the ocean. Trace Ishi's history as a pacifist and explain how this approach to life influences him in later years. Be sure to include specific examples.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Ishi's understanding of war with the description of war that Majapa provides him. Why does he have a difficult time with the concept of war as Majapa describes it? What details trouble him? Why? Be sure to use specific examples and quotations to support your description.

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