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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal is Ayla's first true kill?
(a) A wolverine
(b) A lynx
(c) A hyena
(d) A wolf

2. Why does Brun decide to hunt mammoth, even though it is a risky undertaking?
(a) His hunters spy mammoth traveling farther south than usual.
(b) His lucky clan can afford the luxury of taking some time off to hunt mammoth.
(c) He wants to present mammoth gifts to the Clan Gathering host.
(d) He wants to stockpile food for the winter following the Clan Gathering.

3. Who is Broud and Oga's son?
(a) Goov
(b) Droog
(c) Brun
(d) Brac

4. Who is the leader of the Clan?
(a) The Mog-ur
(b) Brun
(c) Creb
(d) Broud

5. What does Brun do when Broud finally decides to rebuke Ayla for her insolence?
(a) Brun does nothing.
(b) Brun beats Broud.
(c) Brun congratulates Broud for controlling his anger.
(d) Brun disowns Broud.

6. How many members does the clan have after losing some in the earthquake?
(a) Twelve
(b) Six
(c) Twenty
(d) Fifty

7. How does Ayla act towards Broud after the beating?
(a) She begins a campaign of petty insolence.
(b) She treats him with earned respect.
(c) She laughs at him.
(d) She scurries in fear to meet his every need.

8. Why is Iza the leader of the women?
(a) She is the oldest woman.
(b) She is medicine woman.
(c) She is the leader's sibling.
(d) She is the leader's mate.

9. How do the clan members feel about Broud's abuse toward Ayla?
(a) Most believe it is a test from Ayla's totem.
(b) Most believe the strange girl deserve the harsh treatment because of her differences.
(c) Few approve of the lengths to which Broud uses to keep her in line
(d) Few believe that Broud goes far enough in her punishment of her insolence.

10. Why does Ayla start paying attention to Zoug?
(a) She feels bad for him because his mate died.
(b) She wants to please Creb, who suggests Zoug might be a good mate for her.
(c) Brun tells Ayla to pay attention to Zoug.
(d) She wants to watch him make slings.

11. Why does Ayla go out alone?
(a) To forage for food
(b) To collect cherry bark for Iza
(c) To spy on the men
(d) To get away from the clan

12. How tall is the woman leading the women?
(a) Four and a half feet
(b) Six and a half feet
(c) Three and a half feet
(d) Five and a half feet

13. What does Ayla want while the clan continues traveling?
(a) She wants to learn to hunt.
(b) She wants to pick flowers for her new friends.
(c) She wants to learn to find food.
(d) She wants to run away.

14. What must happen for Iza to stay at Creb's hearth?
(a) Brun must agree.
(b) The spirits must give a sign at the cave ceremony.
(c) Her baby must be a girl.
(d) The hunt must be successful.

15. What men stay behind to protect the cave?
(a) Broud and Vorn
(b) Creb and Goov
(c) Zoug and Dorv
(d) Grod and Brun

Short Answer Questions

1. What ceremony does Brun hope to include in the cave ceremony celebration?

2. After Broud beats Ayla, what does Brun threaten?

3. What does Ayla do when Creb reprimands her that worries him?

4. What does Ayla try to kill with the sling and miss?

5. Who is destined to be Broud's mate?

(see the answer keys)

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