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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. Why does Chi'idzigyaak pretend to be asleep on the fifth morning?
2. What does Sa's mind tell her body she must do when her body insists that they rest for a day?
3. What is abundant in the place Chi'idzigyaak remembers?
4. What is the first thing the old women do to save themselves?
5. Which of the two women is older?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the winter in which this story takes place more dangerous for The People than other winters?
2. Why is Sa' disappointed with Chi'idzigyaak when she agrees with her that they must move on?
3. Why are the hunters always fed first?
4. How is the two old women's shelter made?
5. Why did Sa' escape punishment for refusing to do women's work as a young woman?
6. How does the group react to the chief's announcement that the two old women would be left behind?
7. Why was Sa' finally banished from her group as a young woman?
8. What painful memories does Chi'idzigyaak recall?
9. What do the younger men do for the two old women each time they move to a new campsite?
10. Where do the two old women decide to go when they feel they cannot remain in the camp where they have been abandoned?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Do you think the conflict the women face is mostly external or mostly internal? Give reasons from the story to support your opinion.
Essay Topic 2
The People had broken their own rules by treating the women as babies. Why had they done so? What was the effect upon the women? In your essay, discuss the benefits and pitfalls of the affection with which The People had treated the two old women.
Essay Topic 3
Velma Wallis said, "Stories are gifts given by an elder to a younger person." Is this story one that you would want to keep and share with others in your own life? In your essay, retell the story in your own words. Explain why you do or do not think it is a gift you would want to share.
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