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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ayla remember Zoug saying about killing animals that are meat eaters?
(a) Meat eaters are the best food for winter.
(b) Animals like a lynx or larger are easy to kill with a sling.
(c) If you miss a meat eater with the sling, you can always follow up with a spear thrust.
(d) It is better to kill them with a sling because you do not have to get so close.

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

4. How does Brun secretly feel about the news of Iza's baby's gender?
(a) Relieved
(b) Regretful
(c) Angry
(d) Sorrowful

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

6. What happens to convince the clan to start allowing Ayla to help Iza practice medicine?
(a) She helps deliver Ovra's premature baby.
(b) She treats Creb for a bad burn.
(c) She treats Zoug for a vicious beating from Broud.
(d) She helps Iza remove Creb's rotten tooth.

7. 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) Dorv
(c) Durc
(d) Ursus

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

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

10. How does Ayla survive the attack after the sling misses it's mark?
(a) She beats the animal with a stout deadwood branch.
(b) She stabs the animal with a spear.
(c) She runs away and climbs a tree.
(d) She flings a second stone with the sling.

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

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

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

14. What does Ayla find while exploring?
(a) A dead cave lion
(b) Another one of the Others
(c) A herd of easy prey for the hunters
(d) A perfect cave for the clan

15. What idea does Ayla get when thinking about the attack?
(a) She decides to try to learn to fling two stones from the sling in quick succession.
(b) She decides that she cannot hunt meat eaters after all.
(c) She decides to learn to use the bola instead.
(d) She decides that she is ready for larger game.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ayla want while the clan continues traveling?

2. What happens to the shelter?

3. Why does another lion chase the girl?

4. What animal is Ayla's first true kill?

5. What skill does Ayla have already that helps her learn to track animals?

(see the answer keys)

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