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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a law in Ghalas-at?
(a) Men of the tribe distribute the cooked food.
(b) All must participate in the yearly sea otter hunt.
(c) Women of the tribe cannot make weapons.
(d) None are permitted to leave Ghalas-at after dark.

2. Who does Nanko think runs ahead of the group and boards the ship?
(a) Ulape
(b) Matasaip
(c) Ramo
(d) Kimka

3. Why did Ramo want to go back to Ghalas-at?
(a) He is afraid.
(b) Because Karana tells him to get valuable seal skins to sell later.
(c) To get his fishing spear
(d) Because Kimka tells him to get more fresh water for the voyage

4. What does the shape of the island resemble when a person stands on a rise in the middle?
(a) A roughly-drawn rectangle
(b) Two separate pieces, linked by a reef
(c) A dolphin lying on its side
(d) An imperfectly-drawn circle

5. Why does Chief Chowig advise the people not to visit the Aleut's camp?
(a) He tells them that the Aleuts have powerful, evil magic.
(b) He says that the Aleuts might kidnap women and children.
(c) He warns them that the Aleuts carry disease.
(d) He says that the Aleut's ways and language are not their ways

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the major topic of discussion about leaving Ghalas-at?

2. Why don't Ulape and Karana throw rocks at the Aleuts from the cliff?

3. What is the only thing that makes Karana sad?

4. Why is Karana searching the beach sand at Coral Cove?

5. Where does a white puff of smoke come from?

(see the answer key)

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