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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through To the Edge of the World Section 4.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Ishi know that the saldu have made it to the ledge of their village?
(a) He has had a dream that warned him of this.
(b) He can see them from the top of the pine tree.
(c) He can smell them approaching.
(d) He hears their knives cutting through the brush.
2. How does Ishi attempt to hide Mother from the saldu who enter the village?
(a) He takes her with him up into the boughs of the pine tree.
(b) He moves her into the darkness at the very back of the cave.
(c) He covers her with a cape and blanket.
(d) He hides her in a bush just outside the village.
3. What advice does Elder Uncle give to the tribe after Timawi expresses his anger with Ishi for letting the saldu escape?
(a) Timawi is an outsider and has no right to express his opinion.
(b) Everyone makes mistakes, and they should forgive others.
(c) They should find a new place for hiding.
(d) They should not let their fear and anger turn them against one other.
4. Why does Ishi shoot the hat off the saldu who is climbing up the trail?
(a) He sees the color of the hat and mistakes it for an animal.
(b) He is so nervous that he cannot take aim.
(c) He does not want to kill anyone unless he is forced to.
(d) He cannot see through the brush, so he is not able to aim.
5. What offering does Majapa blow into the ocean before he and Ishi leave?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Wheat flour.
(c) Acorn flour.
(d) Cornmeal.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the Golden Gate headland remind Ishi of?
2. Why does Ishi not take the basket of Tushi's that Majapa offers him?
3. How does Timawi respond to Elder Uncle's suggestion that he teach Ishi about what he had done wrong?
4. What is difficult about the shot that Ishi had taken at the saldu on horseback?
5. What does Tushi ask Grandmother to do in order to make the time pass while Ishi and Timawi are gone?
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