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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. What is difficult about the shot that Ishi had taken at the saldu on horseback?
(a) He was shooting uphill at a moving target.
(b) He was able to shoot the saldu without harming Tushi.
(c) He was able to shoot him from behind without being seen.
(d) He was shooting from behind a dense thicket of brush.

2. What is Tushi collecting while Ishi counts Beaver?
(a) Ferns.
(b) Boadicea bulbs.
(c) Wild berries.
(d) Acorns.

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

4. How are the mountain fish that Timawi and Ishi catch different from the fish in the canyon?
(a) The mountain fish are smaller and richer than the canyon fish.
(b) The mountain fish are poisonous.
(c) The mountain fish move more slowly and are easier to catch.
(d) The mountain fish are larger than and not as flavorful as the canyon fish.

5. What does Mother think the kind saldu wanted to do?
(a) To carry her somewhere.
(b) To change her bandages.
(c) To find some food for her.
(d) To offer her some water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What signs of mourning is Ishi wearing when he returns to Tuliyani?

2. What does Ishi assume when he first sees Timawi sitting beneath the tree?

3. By the time that Ishi and Tushi see the saldu at the marsh, how long have the Yahi been in hiding?

4. For how long does Ishi sleep after he buries Mother?

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

(see the answer key)

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