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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ayla take Uba to Oga for nursing?
(a) Iza has been cursed with death.
(b) Iza is preparing for a cave ceremony.
(c) Iza's milk is drying up.
(d) Iza is injured.

2. 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) Uba finds Ayla's sling.
(d) A sturgeon drags Brun out to sea.

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

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

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

6. Why does another lion chase the girl?
(a) The lion's kill is threatened.
(b) The girl ventures too close to the newborn lion cubs.
(c) The mother lion wants weak prey for her cubs to learn to kill.
(d) The small girl is a perfect meal for the lions.

7. What feature of Creb's hearth makes it especially ideal for him?
(a) It is right next to the opening of the sacred ceremonial cave.
(b) An outcropping of stone protects him from the winds.
(c) It is right next to the outdoor spring of fresh water.
(d) The lack of sunlight keeps it from getting too hot.

8. Why does Iza believe her healing magic will work on the child of the Others?
(a) Her knowledge of healing includes different procedures for the two races of humans.
(b) The Clan leader demands that she try to save the child.
(c) Her mother had healed a man of the Others.
(d) Her trainer prepared her for such a possibility.

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

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

11. What does Iza use for a medicine bag?
(a) A bag made from flax fibers
(b) A cow's stomach
(c) A pliable hide
(d) An otter hide

12. What are the men doing when Ayla sees them in the clearing?
(a) Returning from a hunt
(b) Practicing with their weapons
(c) Making tools
(d) Having a sacred ceremony

13. 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) Storm
(b) Ursus
(c) Dorv
(d) Durc

14. Why does Iza stay at Creb's hearth?
(a) The Mog-ur and medicine woman in each clan always share a hearth.
(b) Her mate does not want her because she gives him no children.
(c) It is her punishment for crossing the leader of the Clan.
(d) Iza must stay at her sibling's hearth because her mate has died.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tools are women of the clan allowed to make?

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

3. What had Brun planned to do to with Iza before she rescued Ayla?

4. What does the hunt indicate to the clan about the cave?

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

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