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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Iza is old for her first pregnancy. How old is she?
(a) 42
(b) 11
(c) 35
(d) 20

2. How do the clan members differ from the girl?
(a) They have a short, thick neck that supports their long, large flat heads.
(b) They have tall, long foreheads with lots of blond hair.
(c) They have long, thin bones that make them tall and thin.
(d) They have slight but powerful muscles.

3. What is the name of the man from the legend who leaves his clan instead of waiting for the Mog-ur with the rest of the people?
(a) Dorv
(b) Durc
(c) Ursus
(d) Storm

4. Where does the clan allow gestures of affection?
(a) In the boundaries of the fire only
(b) Nowhere
(c) Anywhere
(d) Only outside the cave

5. How old is the young girl at the beginning of the book?
(a) Six
(b) Three
(c) Five
(d) Four

6. Why does Brun reprimand Broud?
(a) Broud is being lazy.
(b) Broud is taunting Ayla.
(c) Broud is pestering the women too much.
(d) Broud is beating Vorn.

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

8. What does Broud offer to make Vorn?
(a) A sling
(b) A bola
(c) A bow
(d) A spear

9. Who is Brun's mate?
(a) Aga
(b) Oga
(c) Ebra
(d) Ona

10. What happens while the clan is herding the fish into the net?
(a) A predator snatches one of the toddlers from the beach.
(b) Ona loses her footing and gets swept out to sea.
(c) A sturgeon drags Brun out to sea.
(d) Uba finds Ayla's sling.

11. What does Ayla find when she is looking for a place to practice her sling skills?
(a) A large supply of fresh flint
(b) Men of the Others
(c) A small cave
(d) An abandoned baby

12. What most influences the leader to let Iza help the girl?
(a) His opinion that the girl will probably die anyway
(b) Fear of upsetting his sibling
(c) Iza's request to help the girl
(d) Fear of angering the spirits and ruining the cave ceremony

13. Why does Creb have an ideal location in the cave?
(a) Because he has arthritis
(b) Because of his deformities
(c) Because his sibling is medicine woman
(d) Because of his unique position in the clan's hierarchy

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

15. What does Ayla do that reveals her secret skill?
(a) She jumps into the stream and saves him from drowning.
(b) She kills a mammoth.
(c) She tracks Brac through the woods and finds him.
(d) She kills the hyena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Iza give Ayla before the mammoth hunt?

2. How do the clan members feel about Broud's abuse toward Ayla?

3. What does Grod bring to help with the examination of the cave?

4. How long does the girl stay in the cave?

5. Where do the lion's claws mark the girl with four parallel gashes?

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