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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 can fish intestines be used for?

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

3. What problem do the women encounter with their huge supply of food?

4. What does Daagoo give the women that causes them to trust him?

5. What does Daagoo notice about the snow around them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What condition are The People in when they arrive at the camp where they had abandoned the two women?

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

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

4. Why do the women realize that tearing the bark from the birch trees has been a mistake?

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

6. Why does Daagoo believe the birch bark was stripped from the trees by the two women?

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

8. Where do the women decide to go to protect themselves from others as the weather warms?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ms. Wallis contends that those who write about a culture but are not part of it often misinterpret or misrepresent the culture. In your essay, explain why this story could or could not have been recorded by a member of a different culture. Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

At the beginning of the story, the old women thought themselves incapable of change. Their constant complaining had led them and those around them to believe that they were useless. Did the women bring about their own abandonment by the attitude they displayed over the years? Why or why not?

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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