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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Brun hesitate to give Ayla the death curse right away?
(a) He does not want to anger Creb, since he is mog-ur.
(b) He does not want to anger Iza, since she is medicine woman.
(c) He believes a death curse is a serious threat to the whole clan.
(d) He does not want to lose the novelty of the Woman Who Hunts to show off at the Clan Gathering.

2. What does everyone in the clan watch Ayla do that winter?
(a) They watch across the hearth boundaries as Ayla goes to bed for the rest of her pregnancy.
(b) They watch as Ayla forgets her difficult pregnancy to nurse Iza back to health.
(c) They watch as Ayla struggles to decide on a mate.
(d) They watch as Ayla makes special clothes for her expected baby.

3. 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) Rodents have taken over the annex.
(c) The Cave Lion spirit shows himself and tells Creb to make Ayla a hunter.
(d) The curse is still in effect.

4. What do the men decide about Ayla's fate?
(a) They decide to let her live, but she can never touch the sling again.
(b) They decide to let her live and become a hunter.
(c) The vote is tied and up to Brun, who wants to think about it until morning.
(d) They decide to condemn her with death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Broud accept the baby?

2. What ceremony does Creb want to include with Durc's totem ceremony?

3. Who argues with Broud about Ayla's behavior?

4. What does Creb "remind" the men about the clan's ancient past?

5. Who does Ayla ask to protect Durc before she goes?

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