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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. How did the women sleep on the fourth night?
(a) Lying in the cave.
(b) Lying by the fire.
(c) Leaning against each other.
(d) Burrowed under the spruce boughs.

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

3. What unusual character flaw do the two old women possess?
(a) They refuse to help the children.
(b) They tell lies.
(c) They complain of aches and pains.
(d) They criticize the labor of others.

4. Why are the men a danger to the group?
(a) They have cannibalistic feelings.
(b) They are frustrated and angered easily.
(c) They are poor hunters.
(d) They cannot find wives.

5. What does the name Sa' mean?
(a) Bird.
(b) Feather.
(c) Flower.
(d) Star.

Short Answer Questions

1. What larger animal do the women remember how to trap?

2. What causes frost inside the caribou skins?

3. What are their ropes made of?

4. What is the purpose of leaving older members behind?

5. What kind of work do the women do?

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