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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does a white puff of smoke come from?
(a) An Aleut bonfire on the beach
(b) A fire the villagers make on the cliffs
(c) Cannon fire by the Aleut ship
(d) Burning the hollow log

3. What is Karana doing in the Ghalas-at village?
(a) Building a storage area to protect the food supply
(b) Preparing a house for when the villagers return home
(c) Keeping a regular night watch with the villagers
(d) Burning down all the houses

4. What are the beds of kelp close to the shore used for?
(a) Sea otters use the kelp to lie in the sun and sleep.
(b) The kelp causes the sea otters to swim far from shore.
(c) The kelp often attracts the dolphins to swim closer to shore
(d) They provide food for Ghalas-at village when fishing is poor

5. How do the men of the village of Ghalas-at prepare for the coming ship?
(a) They carry their weapons down to the shore. Half the men stand at the edge of the water and half hide in the rocks ready to attack if necessary.
(b) They run down to greet the ship, carrying goods to trade with the crew members.
(c) They all hide among the stones, afraid of the unwanted intruders.
(d) They arm themselves, running to the shore to drive away the intruders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the night watchman sound the alarm in the village?

2. Who jumps overboard from the ship?

3. Where does Chief Chowig dispatch several young men?

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

5. Who greets the large Russian man after he says that he comes in peace?

(see the answer key)

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