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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. What does the chief suffer from ever since the abandonment of the two women?

2. What had hardship taught The People about themselves?

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

4. How do the women protect their cache of dried fish?

5. What emotions had the betrayal originally created in the two old women?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How has the chief's decision to leave the women behind affected him since?

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

6. How do the women make traps for muskrats?

7. Why are the women afraid that other people might come to their fish camp?

8. What methods do the women use to protect themselves from mosquitoes?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The word "beautiful" is used by many reviewers of this story. In your essay, use quotations to explain why it has been called beautiful; include your own opinion as to whether it is a beautiful story or not. Are the reviewers talking about the setting? The language? The message? Support your idea with details from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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