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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 Daagoo first assure the women?
2. What has healed the bitter memories of the two old women?
3. What delicious treat does Sa' find when she goes beyond the hill for the first time?
4. How do the council members who had first suggested abandoning the women feel when they are found?
5. How do the women protect themselves at night?
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. What do the women do with the inside parts of the fish they catch?
3. What condition are The People in when they arrive at the camp where they had abandoned the two women?
4. What game does the bull moose play with Sa'?
5. When they hear their names called, why do the women agree that there is no use in trying to hide?
6. Why are the women afraid that other people might come to their fish camp?
7. Why is Ch'idzigyaak afraid when The People first come to visit the two women?
8. How has the women's attitude toward The People changed in the time since they were abandoned?
9. What surprises Daagoo during his first conversation with the two women?
10. Why does Daagoo smile with admiration when he sees the two women?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In this story, the author has to find many ways to convey the idea of cold. In your essay, find and detail as many ways as you can that the author used to convey the cold that the women experienced, including the sensory elements of sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell.
Essay Topic 2
The climax of a story takes place when the tension is greatest, when the decisions are made which cannot be reversed. In your essay, locate and identify the climax of this story and support your conclusion.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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