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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. Who is allowed to visit the old women under the terms of their first agreement?

2. What makes the women's voices seem closer to the hunters than they are?

3. What do the women first give the hunters to eat?

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

5. After they have cached enough food, what are the women still afraid of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

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.

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