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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 delicious treat does Sa' find when she goes beyond the hill for the first time?

2. What had hardship taught The People about themselves?

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

4. Why is the direction chosen by the women senseless to Daagoo?

5. What does Shruh Zhuu tell Chi'idzigyaak that Ozhii Nelii is feeling?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the women make traps for muskrats?

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

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

6. Why does Daagoo hold out hope that the old women are still alive?

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

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.

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