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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After they have cached enough food, what are the women still afraid of?
(a) Other people.
(b) The return of the cold.
(c) Predatory animals.
(d) Physical weakness.

2. What astonishes the hunters about the women?
(a) The women are in good health.
(b) The women are not hostile.
(c) The women accepted them into their tent.
(d) The women seem younger.

3. Why do The People not visit the old women immediately?
(a) They are resentful.
(b) They don't care about the women.
(c) They are frightened.
(d) They are forbidden.

4. What does Daagoo first assure the women?
(a) "We mean you no harm."
(b) "We will help you back to camp."
(c) "We will save you."
(d) "We are your friends."

5. What do the first visitors bring each time they come to see the old women?
(a) Furs and moosemeat.
(b) Shells and hides.
(c) Jerky and hides.
(d) Caribou meat.

6. What do the women possess because of their long survival?
(a) Endurance.
(b) Strength.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Health.

7. How many animals do the women kill on the first day they set their tunnel traps?
(a) One.
(b) Ten.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

8. How many men does the chief send to look for the women?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

9. What larger animal do the women remember how to trap?
(a) Muskrats.
(b) Moose.
(c) Badgers.
(d) Caribou.

10. Why are The People surprised when they reach the place where they left the old women?
(a) It was not a likely spot to find game.
(b) They had not hunted there successfully before.
(c) There is no sign that the women died there.
(d) The chief is stirring up bad memories.

11. What emotions had the betrayal originally created in the two old women?
(a) Hate and fear.
(b) Love and loneliness.
(c) Forgiveness and tolerance.
(d) Courage and patience.

12. What question does Daagoo ask that the other hunters cannot answer?
(a) Why would the campfire still be warm?
(b) Where have the old women gone?
(c) Has another band gone through here?
(d) Why would anyone try to hide the stripped spots on the trees?

13. What do the women apply to their skin?
(a) Moose grease.
(b) Muskrat grease.
(c) Bacon grease.
(d) Bear grease.

14. Where do the women decide to move because they are afraid?
(a) A spot that is safe from predators.
(b) A more desireable spot.
(c) A less desireable spot.
(d) A spot that is safe from insects.

15. Who does Chi'idzigyyaak expect to see, but does not?
(a) Her daughter and grandson.
(b) Her son and granddaughter.
(c) The chief.
(d) Her old friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What undermines the chief's decision-making ability?

2. What makes the women's voices seem closer to the hunters than they are?

3. What does Chi'idzigyaak say when she hears Daagoo's voice?

4. What does the chief believe would give The People a second chance?

5. What kind of caches do the women devise?

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