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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. How do the men feel about following Daagoo in pursuit of the scent?

2. What is each of the men conditioned to do?

3. What do the women possess because of their long survival?

4. What does Sa' perceive when looking at the faces of the hunters?

5. What does Sa' tell Chi'idzigyaak they have to do when they hear Daagoo's voice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can the hunters tell that the old women are in better shape than The People as the winter ends?

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

3. Why do the old women not want to get too much help from The People?

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

5. Why does the sense that the old women might be alive offer so much hope to The People?

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

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

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

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

10. What game does the bull moose play with Sa'?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Velma Wallis' statement that young people may learn about their past, their people, and themselves from stories such as this one. How can such a specific story have such broad general impact?

Essay Topic 2

The author's tone is the attitude she takes toward the characters she is writing about. In your essay, identify and analyze Velma Wallis' attitude toward the characters in the story based on the language she chooses. In particular,notice the conversations between the characters. Are they relaxed? Formal? Respectful? Use examples from the story to support your idea.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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