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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 had the women done to their previous camp that revealed they had been there?

2. What does Daagoo notice that the other hunters do not?

3. Why do The People not visit the old women immediately?

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

5. What undermines the chief's decision-making ability?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What had hardship taught the women and The People that they had not known before?

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

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

7. Why had Daagoo been surprised that no one had ever silenced the two old women when they lived together?

8. How does Daagoo decide which direction the two women might have taken?

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

10. When they hear their names called, why do the women agree that there is no use in trying to hide?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Do you think the conflict the women face is mostly external or mostly internal? Give reasons from the story to support your opinion.

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