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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens while the women are preparing the mammoth for the journey home?
(a) A hyena grabs Brac and carries him off.
(b) Brac falls into the rushing stream and nearly drowns.
(c) Brac gets too close to the herd and is trampled by mammoth.
(d) Brac wanders off and gets lost.

2. Who sends Ayla to get wood with the other children?
(a) Iza
(b) Ona
(c) Ebra
(d) Aga

3. Where does Ayla begin hiding her sling as she learns to hunt?
(a) In her shoes
(b) In the hazelnut bushes in front of her cave
(c) In the folds of her wrap
(d) In her collecting basket

4. Why does Oga stop being friends with Ayla?
(a) Oga decides that Ayla is too tall and ugly.
(b) Oga will be mated to Broud, and Oga can see that Broud hates Ayla.
(c) Brun makes her stop befriending the child of the Others.
(d) Oga realizes that Ayla is much younger than her, even though they are the same size.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Iza is old for her first pregnancy. How old is she?

2. What else does the girl do as she runs away from the terrifying earthquake?

3. What secret herbal medicine does Iza take to spite her mate?

4. Why does another lion chase the girl?

5. What is the lioness stalking when the girl gets too close?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Creb tell Ayla about how she will know what her totem wants?

2. What does Brun realize when he sees the hyena's wounds?

3. What does Creb realize when he learns of Ayla's crime?

4. What does Ayla think about what Iza told her before she died?

5. How does Ayla feel when she makes her first kill?

6. What does Broud envision about the combined cave ceremony and his manhood ceremony?

7. Why does Ayla ask to be cursed if Brun refuses to accept the baby?

8. What causes the girl to run after the earthquake?

9. Why is the clan traveling?

10. What is the punishment for a woman who touches a weapon?

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