Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage, and Survival Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Velma Wallis
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage, and Survival Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the women anxious to leave behind?
(a) Bad memories.
(b) Winter.
(c) Cold.
(d) Scarcity.

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

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

4. What are the women watching for along the river?
(a) A rock formation.
(b) A tall tree.
(c) A lagoon.
(d) A narrow stream.

5. What does Sa' gladly realize on the fourth night?
(a) Spring is on the way.
(b) They are on the right trail.
(c) They have reached their destination.
(d) They will survive.

6. What must a boy care for even above his loved ones in the group?
(a) His authority.
(b) His weapon.
(c) His skill.
(d) His friends.

7. Why does the chief want to leave as quickly as possible?
(a) So the old women won't look at him.
(b) So he won't lose courage and change his mind.
(c) So the old women won't stab him.
(d) So he won't cry.

8. What is the first thing the old women do to save themselves?
(a) Gather sticks to build the fire.
(b) Save the embers from the fire.
(c) Set traps to catch rabbits.
(d) Melt snow to make drinking water.

9. What does Sa' cook for their first meal in the old campsite?
(a) A rabbit head.
(b) Rabbit innards.
(c) A rabbit stew.
(d) A barbecued rabbit.

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

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

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

13. What do the old women do in return for the help of the group?
(a) Tan hides.
(b) Wash clothing.
(c) Cook.
(d) Tell stories.

14. What sound do the women hear when they are first alone in the silent night, before they have gone to sleep?
(a) Something panting.
(b) Something skittering across tree bark.
(c) Something breathing heavily.
(d) Something howling.

15. What feeling does Sa' arouse in Chi'idzigyaak?
(a) Enthusiasm.
(b) Despair.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of work do the women do?

2. What is not tolerated in this environment?

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

4. What does not arrive in the morning because of the time of year?

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

(see the answer keys)

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