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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Creb find when he goes to his annex to break the death curse by changing the pattern of bones?
(a) The curse has already been broken.
(b) The Cave Lion spirit shows himself and tells Creb to make Ayla a hunter.
(c) The curse is still in effect.
(d) Rodents have taken over the annex.

2. What does Ayla bring back to the cave?
(a) A wounded cave lion
(b) A special fossil
(c) A wounded rabbit
(d) An abandoned baby wolf

3. What else does the girl do as she runs away from the terrifying earthquake?
(a) She stops to drink from the stream when thirsty or for a feeling of fullness when hungry.
(b) She stops to nap during the day.
(c) She stops to play with pebbles by the stream.
(d) She stops to cry for her mother.

4. Why does Brun hesitate to give Ayla the death curse right away?
(a) He does not want to lose the novelty of the Woman Who Hunts to show off at the Clan Gathering.
(b) He does not want to anger Creb, since he is mog-ur.
(c) He does not want to anger Iza, since she is medicine woman.
(d) He believes a death curse is a serious threat to the whole clan.

5. What do the men decide about Ayla's fate?
(a) They decide to let her live and become a hunter.
(b) They decide to condemn her with death.
(c) They decide to let her live, but she can never touch the sling again.
(d) The vote is tied and up to Brun, who wants to think about it until morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Creb tell Ayla she can do for his sadness about her witnessing the ceremony?

2. Why does Creb reprimand Ayla?

3. How does Brun secretly feel about the news of Iza's baby's gender?

4. Why does Iza stop working while the women are winnowing grain?

5. What happens to Gorn, one of the hunters fighting the cave bear?

(see the answer key)

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