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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many members does the clan have after losing some in the earthquake?

2. How old is the young girl at the beginning of the book?

3. What secret herbal medicine does Iza take to spite her mate?

4. What happens to convince the clan to start allowing Ayla to help Iza practice medicine?

5. What men stay behind to protect the cave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Oda's story make Ayla realize?

2. How do the women treat Ayla after she returns?

3. What did Ayla realize when she kills the porcupine?

4. How do the clan members communicate?

5. How does Ayla feel about the strange people caring for her?

6. What besides grief makes Ayla suffer?

7. Why does Brun refrain from interfering in the battle of wills between Broud and Ayla?

8. Why does Brun feel sorrow about the events with Broud's race?

9. Why does Brun put off a decision about mating Ayla?

10. How does Ayla feel when she makes her first kill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Ayla is cursed with death, Brun gives a eulogy for her stating she has more courage, determination, and self-control than Broud. On all of the following, use examples from the text.

Part 1) How is Ayla more courageous than Broud?

Part 2) How is Ayla more determined than Broud?

Part 3) How does Ayla have more self-control than Broud?

Essay Topic 2

Ayla is more influenced by love of Creb and Iza than Brun or Broud's punishments could ever achieve. Write an essay exploring the role love plays in Ayla's life, using examples from the text.

Part 1) How is Ayla's behavior influenced by love?

Part 2) How does Creb's love for Ayla influence him?

Part 3) Are there any other characters motivated by love? In what ways does love influence his or her actions?

Essay Topic 3

The Clan lacks the capacity to foresee consequences. If Brun could have perfect information about the future of the strange child he decides to let Iza adopt, what might he do differently? Write an essay describing how he might handle (1) her lack of submission to Broud, (2) her desire to hunt, and (3) her ability to learn healing from Iza. What might he do to prepare himself and the clan for these differences? If he decided to abandon her because she was too different, would the clan suffer from losing her? What do they gain by having her as part of the clan?

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