Two Old Women

Introduction-Chapter 2

Reading Check

1. By the Porcupine River (Introduction)

2. A hatchet (Chapter 1)

3. A bundle of babiche (Chapter 1)

4. A rabbit (Chapter 2)

5. The Chief (Chapter 2)

Short Answer

1. Ozhii Nelii is afraid that if she intervenes, she and her son will suffer the same fate as her mother and be kicked out of the tribe. (Chapter 1)

2. They are nomadic, constantly at the brink of starvation, and must survive harsh winters in Alaska.

3. They feel that if they had worked hard enough, they would not have been considered of little value to the tribe. (Chapter 2)

Chapters 3-4

Reading Check

1. Snowshoes (Chapter 3)

2. Caribou skins (Chapter 3)

3. A snow pit (Chapter 3)

4. Cannibals (Chapter 4)

Short Answer

1. Sa’ is a fighter and has a strong will to live. Ch’idzigyaak gives up easily and often feels as though she would rather die than press on. (Various chapters)

2. Before they were abandoned, they were neighbors but not good friends.