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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 has Ozhii Nelii done each day since the old women were left behind?
(a) Worked.
(b) Wondered.
(c) Cried.
(d) Prayed.

2. What are the women armed with as Daagoo approaches?
(a) Spears.
(b) Knives.
(c) Bows and arrows.
(d) Clubs.

3. Who is allowed to visit the old women under the terms of their first agreement?
(a) Women only.
(b) The chief and Daagoo.
(c) The four hunters.
(d) Family only.

4. What question does Daagoo ask himself to help him choose the direction in which to search?
(a) "How would I go if I needed a larger cache for food?"
(b) "How would I go if I couldn't run from predators?"
(c) "How would I go if I were afraid of The People?"
(d) "How would I go if I need to stay close to water?"

5. What delicious treat does Sa' find when she goes beyond the hill for the first time?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Cranberries.
(c) Blueberries.
(d) Raspberries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the direction chosen by the women senseless to Daagoo?

2. What do the women put on their cache to scare off predators?

3. What can fish intestines be used for?

4. What does Daagoo notice about the snow around them?

5. When is a moose unafraid of man or anything else?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the women do with the inside parts of the fish they catch?

2. How do The People agree to respect the two women?

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

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

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

6. What does Sa' notice about the hunters during their first conversation?

7. Why is Ch'idzigyaak afraid when The People first come to visit the two women?

8. Where do the women decide to go to protect themselves from others as the weather warms?

9. How has the women's attitude toward The People changed in the time since they were abandoned?

10. Why had Daagoo been surprised that no one had ever silenced the two old women when they lived together?

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