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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. What does Chi'idzigyaak's daughter give her as she leaves?
(a) A hatchet.
(b) Babiche.
(c) A moose hide.
(d) Dried fish.

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

3. What is the first thing the old women do to save themselves?
(a) Melt snow to make drinking water.
(b) Gather sticks to build the fire.
(c) Set traps to catch rabbits.
(d) Save the embers from the fire.

4. What do the women find on their fourth night of walking?
(a) A slough.
(b) A cache of dried fish.
(c) A river.
(d) A forest.

5. How do the women soften the wood?
(a) Boiling it.
(b) Stretching it.
(c) Cutting it in thin pieces.
(d) Chewing it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What unusual character flaw do the two old women possess?

3. What is the first skill the old women recall?

4. What is not tolerated in this environment?

5. What are the women anxious to leave behind?

(see the answer key)

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