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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What worries Ishi when he sees the saldu stop at Black Rock?
(a) He remembers that he set a trap line there, and they might discover the Yahi if they find it.
(b) He is worried that they will hunt too many deer and leave none for his family.
(c) He is afraid that they might be able to see him up on top of Black Rock.
(d) He is concerned they are going in the direction of Tuliyani.

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

5. What does Tushi suggest the gray pine actually is?
(a) Grandfather's spirit tree.
(b) The beginning of the Trail to the Land of the Dead.
(c) The Guardian of Wowunupo.
(d) The Sky Pole.

6. What does the next group of saldu leave in the cave when they return to look for Mother?
(a) A pocketknife and a sack of tobacco.
(b) Trash from their camp.
(c) Some baskets with food.
(d) A bow and a quiver of arrows.

7. 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 cannot see through the brush, so he is not able to aim.
(c) He is so nervous that he cannot take aim.
(d) He does not want to kill anyone unless he is forced to.

8. 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 him from behind without being seen.
(c) He was able to shoot the saldu without harming Tushi.
(d) He was shooting from behind a dense thicket of brush.

9. 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 stomach.
(b) In her mouth.
(c) Under her shawl.
(d) In her ear.

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

11. Why does Ishi wander away when he is supposed to be watching over Tushi?
(a) He is tracking and calling a quail.
(b) He is trying to catch a butterfly for her.
(c) He prefers to watch out for her from a distance.
(d) He is gathering acorns and loses track of his location.

12. What regret about Timawi doe Tushi express to Ishi?
(a) She regrets that Timawi was not able to return to his village.
(b) She regrets that he did not have a family to return to.
(c) She regrets that she did not take his sweetgrass bracelet.
(d) She regrets that Timawi and Ishi were not better friends.

13. What disturbing news does Ishi decide to keep from Timawi regarding Timawi's old village?
(a) The village has become overgrown with bushes and vines.
(b) A saldu cabin has been built in the middle of the old village.
(c) A wildfire has destroyed everything in the old village.
(d) The village is a barren wasteland; all the buildings are gone.

14. Why does Timawi insist that Tushi must go with him to his village?
(a) Among his people, it is tradition for the woman to move to the man's village.
(b) Timawi does not believe that Tushi will truly be a wife unless she leaves her family.
(c) Timawi does not feel welcome in Tuliyani and wants to return home.
(d) Timawi is jealous of Ishi and wants Tushi to get away from him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Yahi creation story, from what were the first humans created?

2. What does Mother think the kind saldu wanted to do?

3. How does Elder Uncle respond to the news that Tushi and Ishi bring to him from the outside world?

4. Why is Ishi concerned about Grandmother and Grandfather?

5. Who is responsible for moving the village to Wounupo?

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