Why did the women quit hunting muskrats and beavers, even though they were still having success?
(p. 79) Answer: They decided they had already caught more than their fair share. How did the women feel about the younger generation, now that they had survived? (p. 80) Answer: They felt defenseless and had lost trust. Why were the old women suspicious of others? (p. 80) Answer: They didn’t want anyone to come and take their food. Why did they move their camp to an inhospitable place full of mosquitoes? (p. 80) Answer: They wanted to make sure no one found them and that their food caches would be safe. What did the old women do to keep the mosquitoes away? (p. 80) Answer: They sat beside a smoky fire. What signs did the women worry about leaving at the old camp? (p. 81) Answer: They worried about the places where they had removed the birch bark from the trees. What did the women use to keep “sharp nosed” predators away from their food cache? (p. 81) Answer: Traps. Other than smoky fire, what other methods did the two old women use to protect themselves from the blood thirsty swarms of
