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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ayla find to make her believe she made the right decision?
(a) A small fossilized sea animal
(b) A piece of red ochre
(c) A piece of iron pyrite
(d) A cave lion track

2. Who in the clan was also born deformed and allowed to live?
(a) Creb
(b) Brun
(c) Zoug
(d) Dorv

3. What is the first kill Ayla brings back to the cave?
(a) Rabbits
(b) Hyena
(c) Deer
(d) Lynx

4. Who dies in the earthquake?
(a) Brun
(b) Durc
(c) Creb
(d) Uba

5. 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) Rodents have taken over the annex.
(d) The curse is still in effect.

6. Who does Ayla say she missed while she was gone to break the tension?
(a) Creb
(b) Broud
(c) Zoug
(d) Brac

7. What does the ceremony make Ayla?
(a) The new mog-ur
(b) The Woman Who Hunts
(c) Servant to the Ancient Spirits
(d) An equal with the men

8. What does Ayla do during the cave bear ceremony?
(a) She picks up a spear to help kill the bear.
(b) She rushes into the battle to apply a tourniquet to a wounded hunter.
(c) She uses her sling on the bear.
(d) She mourns for the fallen hunter.

9. Why does Creb want Brun to reconsider his decision?
(a) Creb is deformed and Ayla's role model.
(b) Creb argues that Ayla will take pieces of Brac's and Ona's spirit with her if she dies.
(c) Creb worries that they will be without a medicine woman soon if Ayla dies.
(d) Creb worries that cursing Ayla will anger the spirits.

10. Who does Ayla ask to protect Durc before she goes?
(a) Uba
(b) Oga
(c) Brun
(d) Ebra

11. Why are the clan members surprised at Ayla's pregnancy?
(a) They believe her totem is too strong for any man's totem to overcome.
(b) They think she cannot get pregnant because there are no men of the Others around.
(c) They think she is too young.
(d) They do not realize that Broud has been sexually abusing her.

12. What comes first for Brun, which makes his decision about Ayla's punishment difficult?
(a) His love of his family, including his grandson Brac, comes first.
(b) He always thinks of the needs of the whole clan first.
(c) His prejudice against women always comes first.
(d) His belief in the spirits always comes first.

13. Who dies while the clan is gone?
(a) Aba
(b) Zoug
(c) Iza
(d) Dorv

14. What does Iza tell Creb about Ayla?
(a) Ayla is weak from the birth and not expected to live.
(b) Ayla is burying the baby.
(c) Ayla is hiding.
(d) Ayla is lost.

15. Who reminds Brun that Ayla is lucky?
(a) Goov
(b) Creb
(c) Droog
(d) Zoug

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Oda approach Ayla?

2. What does Ayla do that astonishes the other clans?

3. What is one of Broud's talents?

4. What does Broud refuse?

5. What does Ayla do to avoid watching other women nurse Durc?

(see the answer keys)

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