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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. How does Ishi decide he will preserve the Yahi Way?

2. Who will go on the trip to the Yahi world?

3. What has Mother done while Ishi has been out looking for Tushi and Elder Uncle?

4. What is inside the package that the expressman delivers?

5. What object, delivered to the museum by the express wagon, intrigues Ishi?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ishi choose to return to the museum rather than stay in the Yahi world?

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

3. Why does the return of his quiver and knife lead Ishi to suggest the trip to the Yahi world?

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

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

6. How have Ishi and Mother's lives changed since the disappearance of Elder Uncle and Tushi?

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

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

9. How does Mother's death affect Ishi?

10. How does spring bring new life to Ishi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Ishi's old life in the Yahi world and his new life with the saldu. How does he adapt to his new life? How does he merge his old life into his new life? Provide specific examples and quotations to support your observations.

Essay Topic 2

In an October 23, 2009 New York Times article, anthropologist Orin Starn stated, "I think Ishi is important as a symbol, a reminder of what happened to indigenous people during the white takeover and conquest...He really was a victim of a holocaust." Agree or disagree with this statement. Be sure to include specific examples and quotations to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Journeys are important symbolic motifs in the novel. Analyze the characters' journeys and explain the significance of these journeys. What do the characters gain from their journeys? Why is the journey necessary? Be sure to support your ideas with specific examples and quotations.

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