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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chi'idzigyaak think will happen to Sa' if Chi'idzigyaak gives up?
(a) Sa' will give up too.
(b) Sa' will be sad.
(c) Sa' will be able to travel more easily.
(d) Sa' will be relieved.

2. What animals leave older and weaker members behind?
(a) Caribou.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Moose.
(d) Seals.

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

4. What unusual character flaw do the two old women possess?
(a) They criticize the labor of others.
(b) They refuse to help the children.
(c) They complain of aches and pains.
(d) They tell lies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Chi'idzigyaak pretend to be asleep on the fifth morning?

2. Why can't the women move when they wake up on the second morning of their travels?

3. What is the irritating side effect for the women of covering their faces?

4. How did the women sleep on the fourth night?

5. What causes the women to fall down as they walk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the winter in which this story takes place more dangerous for The People than other winters?

2. Why are the hunters always fed first?

3. How does Chi'idzigyaak make a rabbit snare?

4. How do the two old women make sleds to pull their possessions?

5. How do the two old women react to the chief's announcement that they will be left behind?

6. What do the younger men do for the two old women each time they move to a new campsite?

7. What has hardship taught the two women and failed to teach the two women about each other?

8. Why do the two old women take care not to work too hard in the cold?

9. Why did Sa' escape punishment for refusing to do women's work as a young woman?

10. How do the migrating bands keep their fires alive?

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