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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 women use as pulling sleds?
(a) Woven babiche.
(b) Moose hides.
(c) Woven willow branches.
(d) Caribou skins.

2. Why is the fourth night the most difficult for the women?
(a) They are frightened.
(b) They are losing resolve.
(c) They are questioning their decision.
(d) They are too tired.

3. What clears Sa's head when she wakes up each morning?
(a) Sleep and squirrel broth.
(b) Squirrel broth and bright light.
(c) Bright light and cold air.
(d) Cold air and sleep.

4. What causes Sa' to cry for the first time?
(a) She is fatigued and exhausted.
(b) She feels sorry for her friend.
(c) Her body is too stiff to move.
(d) She feels defeated.

5. What do the younger men provide for the old women?
(a) Dried fish.
(b) Wood and water.
(c) Snowshoes and weapons.
(d) Food and clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first reason why the women determine to leave the fall camp?

2. Why are the men a danger to the group?

3. What occasionally causes the women to go off course?

4. Why does the chief want to leave as quickly as possible?

5. How does Chi'idzigyaak recognize the spot where they had camped many years before?

(see the answer key)

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