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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chi'idzigyaak's daughter give her as she leaves?
(a) Babiche.
(b) A hatchet.
(c) Dried fish.
(d) A moose hide.

2. What skill does Sa' possess that she had forgotten?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Weaving.
(c) Carrying heavy burdens.
(d) Tracking.

3. Why is the fourth night the most difficult for the women?
(a) They are too tired.
(b) They are questioning their decision.
(c) They are losing resolve.
(d) They are frightened.

4. What do the women find on their fourth night of walking?
(a) A forest.
(b) A slough.
(c) A river.
(d) A cache of dried fish.

5. What does Chi'idzigyaak think of the long sleep of death?
(a) It is the worst possible option.
(b) It won't be as bad as what they face now.
(c) It is frightening.
(d) It is something to look forward to.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the women to fall down as they walk?

2. What animal does Sa' kill?

3. What do the old women do in return for the help of the group?

4. What does Sa' gladly realize on the fourth night?

5. How do moose protect themselves from cold?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the two old women's shelter made?

2. What slows the two old women's progress when they wake up on the second day of travel?

3. Why is the winter in which this story takes place more dangerous for The People than other winters?

4. Why was Sa' finally banished from her group as a young woman?

5. Why does Ozhii Nelii not defend her mother?

6. How do the two old women make snowshoes?

7. How do the migrating bands keep their fires alive?

8. What unusual character flaw do the two old women possess?

9. What has hardship taught the two women and failed to teach the two women about each other?

10. Why do the two old women decide that they cannot remain in the camp where they have been abandoned?

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