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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Stillness is Broken.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the old women fear their own people?
(a) The People are cannibals.
(b) The People are desperately hungry.
(c) The People are ruthless.
(d) The People had broken their trust.

2. What emotion does Chi'idzigyaak feel when she looks at the hunters?
(a) Resentment.
(b) Dismay.
(c) Relief.
(d) Gratitude.

3. What does Sa' say the two women should prepare for when they meet the hunters?
(a) Death.
(b) Embarrassment.
(c) Humiliation.
(d) Sorrow.

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

5. Where do the women cache their dried meat?
(a) Hanging high in a tree.
(b) Behind a grove of bushes.
(c) In an underwater cave.
(d) In a hole lined with willows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chi'idzigyaak believe about the hunters?

2. What animals leave older and weaker members behind?

3. What does not arrive in the morning because of the time of year?

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

5. Who sets up shelters for the old women?

(see the answer key)

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