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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What observation does Ishi make about saldu greetings?
(a) Some greetings are friendlier than others are.
(b) They grab each other's right hands.
(c) Men grab hands and women hug.
(d) The greetings are always loud and boisterous.

2. What is Ishi's visitor talking about when they are having tea?
(a) He is talking about fishing in the Outer Ocean.
(b) He is talking about the war across the ocean.
(c) He is telling him about the city.
(d) He is describing an archaeoligical discovery.

3. What does the girl in the arroyo never do that Ishi finds unique?
(a) She never speaks.
(b) She never asks his name or where he lives.
(c) She never seems to fear anything.
(d) She never wears shoes.

4. What does Ishi ask to do before he puts on the saldu clothing?
(a) He wants to eat.
(b) He wants to make an offering to the Spirits.
(c) He wants to wash.
(d) He wants to use the bathroom.

5. What do Majapa and Maliwal scatter over the waves as their sacrifice?
(a) Sacred tobacco.
(b) Acorn meal.
(c) Cornmeal.
(d) Barley meal.

6. Once Ishi realizes that his loved ones are no longer wandering, where does he decide to go?
(a) To Ancestor Cave.
(b) To the Land of the Dead.
(c) To Three Knolls.
(d) Back to Wowunupo.

7. What does the Golden Gate headland remind Ishi of?
(a) Waganupa.
(b) Lookout Point.
(c) Black Rock.
(d) Wowunupo.

8. Where does Ishi go when needs to get away from the museum after his discussion with Majapa about the war?
(a) To the park.
(b) To Outer Ocean.
(c) To his room.
(d) To Golden Gate.

9. What do the waves leave for Ishi when he stands on the shore?
(a) A heart-shaped rock.
(b) A broken arrowhead.
(c) A white shell.
(d) A piece of sea glass.

10. What offering does Majapa blow into the ocean before he and Ishi leave?
(a) Acorn flour.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Wheat flour.
(d) Cornmeal.

11. How much time has passed since Ishi's arrival in the City by "To the Edge of the World, Section 5?"
(a) Almost two weeks.
(b) Almost two months.
(c) About six months.
(d) Just over a year.

12. Why does Ishi give the enclosed note to Majapa?
(a) Ishi does not realize that the note is for him.
(b) Ishi is overwhelmed by the package and does not want to read the note.
(c) Majapa asks Ishi if he can read the note.
(d) Ishi does not know how to read, so he asks Majapa to read the note.

13. What event of concern to Majapa may take him away from the museum?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Cold War.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The Vietnam War.

14. How long do Ishi and his friends stay in the Yahi world?
(a) Almost two months.
(b) Almost two weeks.
(c) Over four months.
(d) About six months.

15. What does Ishi teach Maliwal in "To The Edge of the World, Section 7?"
(a) How to walk quietly and cover his tracks.
(b) How to catch fish using only his hands.
(c) To make bow, arrows, and quiver and shoot the weapon.
(d) How to speak the Yahi language.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ishi at first refuse the food and drink that the Sheriff offers him?

2. What does Ishi smell when he finally wakes up and stands at the mouth of the cave?

3. For how long does Ishi continue to live in the museum?

4. Why is Ishi concerned about Tushi and Elder Uncle when he gets to the creek?

5. What does Ishi hear when he is swimming in Banya Creek?

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