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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Saving a Cache of Fish.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound do the women hear when they are first alone in the silent night, before they have gone to sleep?
(a) Something panting.
(b) Something skittering across tree bark.
(c) Something howling.
(d) Something breathing heavily.

2. What do the old women do in return for the help of the group?
(a) Tell stories.
(b) Wash clothing.
(c) Tan hides.
(d) Cook.

3. How do the women insulate their shelter?
(a) With branches.
(b) With snow.
(c) With feathers.
(d) With fur.

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

5. What danger lies in crossing the frozen river?
(a) Slipping and falling.
(b) Hidden cracks in the ice.
(c) Broken shards of ice.
(d) Unseen obstacles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing the old women do to save themselves?

2. What does Sa' gladly realize on the fourth night?

3. Why can't the women move when they wake up on the second morning of their travels?

4. What causes Sa's circulation to start again each morning?

5. How do the women preserve the meat they catch?

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