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

2. What do The People wear to keep warm?
(a) Walrus hides.
(b) Parkas and ski jackets.
(c) Woven feather capes.
(d) Furs and animal skins.

3. Why don't the women camp in the more protected area of the forest?
(a) They are afraid of forest wolves.
(b) They want to stay by the river.
(c) They can't walk any farther.
(d) They want to stay by the lake.

4. What negative factor does Sa' mention when they realize they have found the stream they were looking for?
(a) They're on the wrong side of the stream.
(b) It is still many miles away.
(c) They are too tired to make camp.
(d) The river is too wide to cross.

5. What does Chi'idzigyaak say the young people think about them?
(a) They are useless.
(b) They are foolish.
(c) They will die soon.
(d) They are without skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound do the women hear when they are first alone in the silent night, before they have gone to sleep?

2. What animals leave older and weaker members behind?

3. How do the women know they are traveling in the right direction?

4. Why had the group not shared food with the two women?

5. Who is condemned to death in the environment of the Arctic Circle?

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