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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 do the women check their snares during the night?

2. What must a boy care for even above his loved ones in the group?

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

4. Chi'idzigyaak realizes they had been pampered because ____________.

5. What does not arrive in the morning because of the time of year?

Short Essay Questions

1. What painful memories does Chi'idzigyaak recall?

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

3. Why do the two old women decide that they cannot remain in the camp where they have been abandoned?

4. Why does Sa' smile when Chi'idzigyaak notices that they have arrived at the creek, but are on the wrong side?

5. How is the two old women's shelter made?

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

7. Where do the two old women decide to go when they feel they cannot remain in the camp where they have been abandoned?

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

9. Why are the two women feeling worse when they wake up at their new campsite in Chapter 4, "A Painful Journey"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In even the smallest groups, such as families, political structures must exist. In your essay, explain the political structure by which decisions are made and power is allocated within The People.

Essay Topic 3

One of the themes in this story is transformation. In your essay, explain how the abandonment brought about changes in the old women that made it possible for them to succeed in a harsh environment.

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