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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Chi'idzigyaak pretend to be asleep on the fifth morning?
(a) She doesn't want to shame her friend.
(b) She doesn't want to move.
(c) She doesn't want to face the day.
(d) She doesn't want to give up her dream.

2. What do the younger women do for the old women?
(a) Cook their food.
(b) Pull their possessions to campsites.
(c) Clean their campsites.
(d) Sew their clothing.

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

5. How do moose protect themselves from cold?
(a) Migrating.
(b) Staying in one place.
(c) Digging shelters.
(d) Huddling in circles.

6. What animal does Sa' kill?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A moose.
(c) A caribou.
(d) A rabbit.

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

8. How did Chi'idzigyaak get her name?
(a) From a whale.
(b) From a chickadee.
(c) From a caribou.
(d) From a star.

9. What does Shruh Zhuu do with his time?
(a) Hunts and fishes.
(b) Sings and dances.
(c) Wrestles and runs.
(d) Provides for his mother and the old ones.

10. Chi'idzigyaak realizes they had been pampered because ____________.
(a) Young people had kept their fire blazing.
(b) Young people had brought them food.
(c) Young people had carried their burdens.
(d) Young people had sewn their clothing.

11. What does not arrive in the morning because of the time of year?
(a) Game animals.
(b) Birds.
(c) Friends.
(d) Light.

12. Why does Chi'idzigyaak say she is like a baby?
(a) Because she is without words.
(b) Because she is helpless.
(c) Because she is dependent on others.
(d) Because she cries.

13. What do the women make with babiche?
(a) Nooses.
(b) Whips.
(c) Belts.
(d) Moccasins.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sa' gladly realize on the fourth night?

2. What was the women's shelter made of?

3. What danger lies in crossing the frozen river?

4. What migrating animal do The People follow?

5. Why do the women check their snares during the night?

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