The Clan of the Cave Bear | Short Essay Assignments

Short Essay Questions

The 60 short essay questions listed in this section require a one to two sentence answer. They ask students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the text. Students must describe what they've read, rather than just recall it.

Short Essay Question - Chapter 1

1. What does the girl do during the earthquake?

2. What causes the girl to run after the earthquake?

3. How does the girl stay warm at night?

4. What makes the girl blindly rush straight toward the herd of wild cows?

Short Essay Question - Chapter 2

5. Why is the clan traveling?

6. What leads the clan to find the girl?

7. Brun wants Iza to leave the girl. Why?

8. How do the clan...
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