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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, A Painful Journey.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the two women use for shelter the first night in at the old campsite?
(a) An old tent frame they found.
(b) A hanging boulder near the creek.
(c) A snow pit.
(d) A sheltering tree.

2. What skill does Sa' possess that she had forgotten?
(a) Tracking.
(b) Weaving.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Carrying heavy burdens.

3. Why can't the women move when they wake up on the second morning of their travels?
(a) They are paralyzed with fear.
(b) They are frozen.
(c) They have injured themselves walking.
(d) They have stiff, aging joints.

4. What is not tolerated in this environment?
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Unkindness.
(c) Dishonesty.
(d) Weakness.

5. What protects Shruh Zhuu when he freely voices his opinions as a child?
(a) His youth and innocence.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His mother.
(d) The favor of the chief.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How do the women insulate their shelter?

4. What do the women make with babiche?

5. What are the women anxious to leave behind?

(see the answer key)

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