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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What clears Sa's head when she wakes up each morning?
(a) Cold air and sleep.
(b) Squirrel broth and bright light.
(c) Bright light and cold air.
(d) Sleep and squirrel broth.

3. What do The People wear to keep warm?
(a) Furs and animal skins.
(b) Walrus hides.
(c) Parkas and ski jackets.
(d) Woven feather capes.

4. What are their ropes made of?
(a) Caribou hides.
(b) Sealskin.
(c) Ox hides.
(d) Mooseskin.

5. Why had the group not shared food with the two women?
(a) It would be a disgrace to them.
(b) It would take food from the hunters.
(c) It would be a waste to feed dying ones.
(d) It would dishonor the women.

6. Which of the two women is older?
(a) Chi'idzigyaak.
(b) Sa'.
(c) Neither ever learned their ages.
(d) They are the same age.

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

8. How do the women insulate their shelter?
(a) With feathers.
(b) With branches.
(c) With fur.
(d) With snow.

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

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

11. Why does Sa' say they are both like babies?
(a) Because they stopped caring for themselves.
(b) Because they cry.
(c) Because they are dependent on others.
(d) Because they are helpless.

12. What is the irritating side effect for the women of covering their faces?
(a) Muffled hearing.
(b) Itching.
(c) Frost buildup under the cover.
(d) Poor visibility.

13. When do the women agree that they will talk about their feelings?
(a) Never.
(b) After the fire is burning and they are warm.
(c) On the next day after arriving at the old campsite.
(d) After the camp is made and the shelter is built.

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

15. What had the women done with their walking sticks?
(a) Thrown them away.
(b) Forgotten them.
(c) Carried them.
(d) Hidden them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What danger lies in crossing the frozen river?

2. What sound do the women hear in the dead of their first night that wakes them from their sleep?

3. What does Sa' have in sufficient quantity for both of them?

4. What do the old women do in return for the help of the group?

5. What came back to the women as they look at the campsite where they had camped many years before?

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