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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is condemned to death in the environment of the Arctic Circle?
(a) The careless and unworthy.
(b) The wicked and evil.
(c) The weak and sick.
(d) The old and tired.

3. What does Sa' thinks holds power over all living things?
(a) The weather.
(b) The moon.
(c) The sun.
(d) The land.

4. 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 sheltering tree.
(d) A snow pit.

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

6. How does Chi'idzigyaak recognize the spot where they had camped many years before?
(a) The caches of dried fish were still there.
(b) The tipis they had built were still there.
(c) The campfire stones were still there.
(d) The fishracks they had built were still there.

7. What is abundant in the place Chi'idzigyaak remembers?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Fish.
(c) Moose.
(d) Squirrels.

8. Who does Sa' wish to prove wrong?
(a) The People.
(b) The People and Death.
(c) Themselves.
(d) Predators.

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

10. What came back to the women as they look at the campsite where they had camped many years before?
(a) Sad memories.
(b) Good memories.
(c) Feelings of mistrust and betrayal.
(d) Bitter memories.

11. What are the women trying to avoid by covering their faces?
(a) Freezing their lungs.
(b) Freezing their lips.
(c) Freezing their noses.
(d) Freezing their faces.

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

13. What had The People done with the women's personal possessions?
(a) Sold them to a passing group.
(b) Divided them up to share.
(c) Stolen them.
(d) Left them for the women.

14. What danger lies in crossing the frozen river?
(a) Hidden cracks in the ice.
(b) Slipping and falling.
(c) Unseen obstacles.
(d) Broken shards of ice.

15. What do the women find on their fourth night of walking?
(a) A forest.
(b) A slough.
(c) A river.
(d) A cache of dried fish.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What are the women anxious to leave behind?

4. How does Sa' kill the rabbit?

5. Why had the group not shared food with the two women?

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