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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 long do Ishi and his friends stay in the Yahi world?

2. Of whom does the little girl in the arroyo remind Ishi?

3. Why does Ishi go back to Mother instead of following the river to Daha in search of Tushi and Elder Uncle?

4. How much time has passed since Ishi's arrival in the City by "To the Edge of the World, Section 5?"

5. What observation does Ishi make about saldu greetings?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How do Ishi's friends show respect for him after his death?

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

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

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

10. What does Ishi now believe about the saldu?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the roles of men and women in the Yahi culture. What expectations are held for women? What expectations are held for men? What might explain the differences in these gender roles? How are men and women each shown respect? Provide examples to support your points.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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