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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Sadness Among The People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why don't the women camp in the more protected area of the forest?
(a) They are afraid of forest wolves.
(b) They can't walk any farther.
(c) They want to stay by the lake.
(d) They want to stay by the river.

2. How does Chi'idzigyaak recognize the spot where they had camped many years before?
(a) The caches of dried fish were still there.
(b) The tipis they had built were still there.
(c) The campfire stones were still there.
(d) The fishracks they had built were still there.

3. What had the women done to their previous camp that revealed they had been there?
(a) Moved stones.
(b) Dug holes.
(c) Pitched tipis.
(d) Torn bark from the trees.

4. What can fish intestines be used for?
(a) Sausage casings.
(b) Water containers.
(c) Storing cooking grease.
(d) Gloves.

5. What is the first skill the old women recall?
(a) Making snowshoes.
(b) Tanning hides.
(c) Building fires.
(d) Setting traps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the fourth night the most difficult for the women?

2. What does Chi'idzigyaak say the young people think about them?

3. What causes frost inside the caribou skins?

4. What is the first reason why the women determine to leave the fall camp?

5. What forces Chi'idzigyaak to get up in the morning when she wants to stay asleep?

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