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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Cave Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Ishi and Timawi have little fear of the saldu during the cold winter?
(a) The saldu do not ride the trails when they are covered in ice.
(b) They could easily track any of the saldu through the snow.
(c) Ishi and Timawi believe that the saldu hibernate like the bear.
(d) The gods protect the Yahi during the winter.

2. Why does Timawi carry the elk antlers on his head?
(a) Ishi had asked him to do this as a signal that the hunt had been successful.
(b) It is a Yahi tradition that gives thanks to the gods.
(c) He wants to trick Ishi into thinking that an elk is approaching.
(d) The antlers are so heavy that he rests them on top of his own head.

3. According to the story that Grandfather tells, where did the old woman hide the fire that she had stolen from the Fire People?
(a) In her ear.
(b) In her mouth.
(c) Under her shawl.
(d) In her stomach.

4. What is Ishi's job in the spring?
(a) To clean the feather and fur wraps.
(b) To catch salmon.
(c) To wash the baskets.
(d) To grind salmon bones into flour.

5. According to Grandfather, why must a bow never be left standing?
(a) It will sweat and become weak; the bow needs rest just like the hunter.
(b) It is too easily seen by the enemy and will be attacked.
(c) It is a bad omen and will attract evil spirits.
(d) It may be knocked over and broken.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Ishi and Timawi lose the sheep that they steal?

2. What does the saldu intend to do with Tushi?

3. According to the Yahi creation story, into what did the god Kaltsuna transform after he finished creating humans?

4. Why does Timawi insist that Tushi must go with him to his village?

5. Why do the Yahi no longer spend the summer on the mountain?

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