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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. Why is the direction chosen by the women senseless to Daagoo?
(a) It is far from the caribou trails.
(b) It is far from water.
(c) It is far from the spot where moose gathered.
(d) It is near where mosquitoes breed.

2. How do the men feel about following Daagoo in pursuit of the scent?
(a) Cautious.
(b) Excited.
(c) Reluctant.
(d) Frightened.

3. What emotion does Chi'idzigyaak feel when she looks at the hunters?
(a) Dismay.
(b) Resentment.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Relief.

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

5. What act of weakness on the chief's part would have cost him his position?
(a) Relinquising his leadership.
(b) Invading another band.
(c) Asking for help.
(d) Taking the old women back into the band.

Short Answer Questions

1. What delicious treat does Sa' find when she goes beyond the hill for the first time?

2. What does one of the hunters ask Daagoo?

3. What question does Daagoo ask that the other hunters cannot answer?

4. What kind of caches do the women devise?

5. What collection do the women share with The People when they learn of the sorry condition of the band?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Daagoo hold out hope that the old women are still alive?

2. Why does Daagoo smile with admiration when he sees the two women?

3. What methods do the women use to protect themselves from mosquitoes?

4. What surprises Daagoo during his first conversation with the two women?

5. How do the women make traps for muskrats?

6. How does Daagoo decide which direction the two women might have taken?

7. Why does Daagoo believe the birch bark was stripped from the trees by the two women?

8. What had the women made in their spare time during the winter?

9. When they hear their names called, why do the women agree that there is no use in trying to hide?

10. What does Shruh Zhuu do with the two old women each day?

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