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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is condemned to death in the environment of the Arctic Circle?

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

3. Which part of society do The People feed first?

4. What forces Chi'idzigyaak to get up in the morning when she wants to stay asleep?

5. How do the women soften the wood?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Ozhii Nelii not defend her mother?

3. Why does Sa' say that the two women are like babies?

4. How is Shruh Zhuu's behavior unusual among The People?

5. Why do the two women boil the squirrel meat and drink the broth rather than eating the meat?

6. Why is Sa' disappointed with Chi'idzigyaak when she agrees with her that they must move on?

7. How do the two old women make snowshoes?

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

9. What good deed have The People done for the two women as they leave them behind?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"The land was easy for me to live on, and now it seems not to want me." "Sa' marveled at the power the land held over the people, the animals, and even the plants." Write an essay discussing the power that the land holds over the people in the story. How and why are their lives controlled by the physical setting in which they live?

Essay Topic 2

The affection and tolerance with which The People treated the two old women weakened them and ultimately worked to their detriment, while the betrayal and abandonment made them strong and self-sufficient. In your essay, discuss how it is that actions that had kind intentions caused harm to the recipients.

Essay Topic 3

Who do you think suffered more during the long, hard winter? Was it the two women, or the chief, the daughter, and the other members of the band? Why? In your essay, compare and contrast the situations of the two groups. What advantage did the women have? What advantage did the chief and the rest of The People have?

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