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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Sadness Among The People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound do the women hear in the dead of their first night that wakes them from their sleep?
(a) An animal's cry.
(b) An owl's screech.
(c) A human cry.
(d) A coyote's howl.

2. What question does Daagoo ask himself to help him choose the direction in which to search?
(a) "How would I go if I were afraid of The People?"
(b) "How would I go if I needed a larger cache for food?"
(c) "How would I go if I need to stay close to water?"
(d) "How would I go if I couldn't run from predators?"

3. Where do the women decide to move because they are afraid?
(a) A spot that is safe from predators.
(b) A less desireable spot.
(c) A spot that is safe from insects.
(d) A more desireable spot.

4. Why do the women feel almost superstitious about their good luck?
(a) They caught another rabbit.
(b) They were still alive.
(c) They built snowshoes easily.
(d) They killed a squirrel.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daagoo think may have caused the scent?

2. What wrong impression does Chi'idzigyaak say they had given the younger people?

3. Why do the women work in the heat of the day?

4. What negative factor does Sa' mention when they realize they have found the stream they were looking for?

5. What is not tolerated in this environment?

(see the answer key)

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