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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through To the Edge of the World Section 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ishi concerned about Tushi and Elder Uncle when he gets to the creek?
(a) The saldu now know the trail that they had taken.
(b) The rain has been heavy, so the creek is high and muddy.
(c) They are both very sick when he finds them.
(d) He hopes they are not angry with him for not being prepared.

2. What reason does Timawi give to explain why it is acceptable to steal saldu food?
(a) The saldu have so much that they will never notice the loss of a couple of lambs.
(b) The saldu hunt Yahi food, so they might as well eat saldu food.
(c) The saldu have taken Yahi lives and land, so they owe the Yahi at least a little food.
(d) The saldu do not live according to the Way, so their possessions do not belong to them.

3. What does the saldu intend to do with Tushi?
(a) Set her free.
(b) Shoot her in the back.
(c) Lasso and kidnap her.
(d) Run her over with his horse.

4. According to Ishi, what problem arises from wearing shoes?
(a) Shoes pinch a person's toes and make it too difficult to move quickly.
(b) Wearing shoes confines the foot, but also the spirit of the person wearing them.
(c) A person cannot know where he walks when his feet do not touch earth.
(d) All of the tracks look the same, so following a person is difficult.

5. According to Grandmother, when did she first meet Ishi's mother?
(a) When Mother was Tushi's age.
(b) When Ishi's father brought her home as his wife.
(c) When Mother was first born.
(d) After Ishi was born.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tushi spread black raspberries and manzanita berries onto mats?

2. After the deaths of Grandfather and Grandmother, what name does Ishi use to refer to himself and the remaining Yahi?

3. What regret about Timawi doe Tushi express to Ishi?

4. How does Timawi respond to Elder Uncle's suggestion that he teach Ishi about what he had done wrong?

5. What makes Ishi's new look out point better than Black Rock?

(see the answer key)

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