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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 the chief believe would have been worse for The People than hunger during the harsh winter?

2. Where do the women cache their dried meat?

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

4. How many men does the chief send to look for the women?

5. What good fortune comes to The People during that winter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do The People agree to respect the two women?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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