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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is covering the mouth of the cave when they arrive?
(a) Large planks of wood.
(b) Honeysuckle vines.
(c) A large rock.
(d) Poison oak.

2. Why does Ishi shoot the hat off the saldu who is climbing up the trail?
(a) He does not want to kill anyone unless he is forced to.
(b) He cannot see through the brush, so he is not able to aim.
(c) He sees the color of the hat and mistakes it for an animal.
(d) He is so nervous that he cannot take aim.

3. Why are Ishi and Tushi convinced that the saldu will discover them if they try to move now?
(a) The ground is covered with snow, so their tracks would be visible.
(b) There are just too many saldu that they would not be able to avoid them.
(c) They are so upset that they would not be able to think clearly.
(d) Mother is not able to walk, so they would not be able to move quickly or quietly.

4. By the time that Ishi and Tushi see the saldu at the marsh, how long have the Yahi been in hiding?
(a) Fourteen years.
(b) Six turnings of the moon (six months).
(c) Nine moon cycles (nine months).
(d) Seven turnings of the moon (or seven years).

5. Why is Ishi concerned about Grandmother and Grandfather?
(a) They are too quiet and do not speak to the others anymore.
(b) They are forgetting the stories that they have told for years.
(c) They are getting older and will soon die.
(d) They do not have much food to eat and are growing weak.

6. Why do Ishi and Timawi choose not to chop the branch off the tree?
(a) The noise of chopping would attract the attention of the saldu.
(b) Yahi tradition dictates that the branch must be taken with only knives and rasps.
(c) They forgot to bring along their ax.
(d) They are not allowed to chop wood until they are older.

7. According to the Yahi creation story, how did creation begin?
(a) The Great gods simply called the earth forth to assemble it into landforms and waterways.
(b) The Great gods cracked open an egg, and the parts settled to become different parts of the earth.
(c) The earth fell from the heavens, fully formed.
(d) The Great gods dragged the uncreated world up from the bottom of the Outer Ocean.

8. After Ishi returns from his journey, what does he notice about Timawi?
(a) Timawi treats him as more of an equal.
(b) Timawi is happy to see Ishi return.
(c) Timawi is restless and ready to go on his own journey.
(d) Timawi is not happy and keeps to himself.

9. From Tuliyani, which direction is the Trail to the Land of the Dead?
(a) To the west.
(b) To the south.
(c) To the east.
(d) To the north.

10. Ishi learns to stay awake for how many nights?
(a) Three nights.
(b) Five nights.
(c) Six nights.
(d) Seven nights.

11. How tall is Black Rock?
(a) As tall as four large pines trees.
(b) Three times the height of Ishi's house.
(c) As tall as a grizzly bear standing on two legs.
(d) Three times the height of a man.

12. How much time has passed at the beginning of The Cave section?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three days.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three weeks.

13. What is the purpose of the sticks that Ishi makes for Elder Uncle?
(a) They are for a game that Elder Uncle and Mother play.
(b) They are weapons to protect him from saldu and animals.
(c) They are walking sticks.
(d) They are for making music.

14. Why does Ishi not tell Elder Uncle or Mother about his visits to Black Rock?
(a) They have told him repeatedly not to go there.
(b) Ishi is afraid that they would make fun of him.
(c) If he tells them, they will want to go with him.
(d) He knows they would worry, and they already have enough to worry about.

15. How does Ishi think his mother feels when he sees that she is wearing her sweetgrass bracelet?
(a) Ishi thinks his mother is angry.
(b) Ishi thinks his mother feels sad.
(c) Ishi thinks that his mother feels lonely.
(d) Ishi thinks his mother is happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to their plan, where will Tushi and Elder Uncle go to hide if they need to leave the cave village?

2. How does Mother respond to the cave after she sees it?

3. Why do Elder Uncle and Ishi shoot the young buck rather than the old leader of the elk herd?

4. What does Elder Uncle tell Ishi to seek when he leaves Tuliyani?

5. What returns to Ishi after he discovers Lookout Point?

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