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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Recalling Old Skills.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what do the women fill the sleeping area on their first night of travelling to keep themselves warm?
(a) Pine branches.
(b) Spruce boughs.
(c) Caribou hides.
(d) Furs.

2. Why do the women check their snares during the night?
(a) They were too curious to wait.
(b) Because they were too hungry to wait.
(c) To get to their catch before other predators.
(d) They were not sleeping well.

3. Why do the women drink the broth instead of eating the meat?
(a) Because their stomachs were sore.
(b) To save the meat for later.
(c) Because it was more delicious.
(d) To strengthen themselves.

4. What sound do the women hear in the dead of their first night that wakes them from their sleep?
(a) A coyote's howl.
(b) A human cry.
(c) An animal's cry.
(d) An owl's screech.

5. Why are the men a danger to the group?
(a) They cannot find wives.
(b) They have cannibalistic feelings.
(c) They are frustrated and angered easily.
(d) They are poor hunters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the irritating side effect for the women of covering their faces?

2. What do the younger men provide for the old women?

3. Which of the two women is older?

4. What kind of work do the women do?

5. Why don't the women camp in the more protected area of the forest?

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