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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Sadness Among The People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the direction chosen by the women senseless to Daagoo?
(a) It is far from the caribou trails.
(b) It is near where mosquitoes breed.
(c) It is far from the spot where moose gathered.
(d) It is far from water.

2. What came back to the women as they look at the campsite where they had camped many years before?
(a) Bitter memories.
(b) Good memories.
(c) Feelings of mistrust and betrayal.
(d) Sad memories.

3. Why are The People surprised when they reach the place where they left the old women?
(a) There is no sign that the women died there.
(b) It was not a likely spot to find game.
(c) The chief is stirring up bad memories.
(d) They had not hunted there successfully before.

4. How do the women know when rabbits live nearby?
(a) There are droppings on the ground.
(b) There are willows.
(c) There are prints in the snow.
(d) There are wolves lurking nearby.

5. How do the four men feel about looking for the old women after the second day of searching?
(a) Their energy was getting low.
(b) They began to feel hopeful.
(c) The time would be better spent sleeping.
(d) The time would be better spent hunting moose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sa' say they are both like babies?

2. How do the two women decide to die?

3. What does Sa's mind tell her body she must do when her body insists that they rest for a day?

4. What do the hunters smell when Daagoo first asks them to sniff the air?

5. Which of the two women is older?

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