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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Broud beats Ayla, what does Brun threaten?

2. How do the clan members feel about Broud's abuse toward Ayla?

3. Why does Ayla start paying attention to Zoug?

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

5. What do the older men use to hunt small animals?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Oda's story make Ayla realize?

2. How does the girl stay warm at night?

3. How does Ayla act towards Broud after she returns?

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

5. Brun wants Iza to leave the girl. Why?

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

7. How does Iza comfort Ayla when she gets upset after looking in the pool?

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

9. How is Creb convinced that Ayla belongs with the clan now?

10. Why does Brun refrain from interfering in the battle of wills between Broud and Ayla?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ayla is influenced by many of the stories and legends of the clan.

Part 1) What are the legends that most influence Ayla? They can be fictional stories that are passed down through the generations, or they can be based on memories of events that happened to the clan.

Part 2) How does each legend or story directly or indirectly influence Ayla's actions and decisions?

Part 3) Do you think Ayla would have acted differently in each situation without the knowledge of the legends? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

When Ayla is cursed with death, Brun gives a eulogy for her stating she has more courage, determination, and self-control than Broud. On all of the following, use examples from the text.

Part 1) How is Ayla more courageous than Broud?

Part 2) How is Ayla more determined than Broud?

Part 3) How does Ayla have more self-control than Broud?

Essay Topic 3

Men and women have very clearly defined roles in The Clan of the Cave Bear. Write an essay exploring the women's place in the clan's society

Part 1) What is the women's place in the clan's society? How do the women feel about their position in the clan? Use examples from the text.

Part 2) How does the relationship between Iza and her siblings Creb and Brun demonstrate women's place in the clan? Does she get special privileges for being medicine woman? Does she get special privileges for being the leader's sibling? Does she get special privileges for being the Mog-ur's sibling?

Part 3) Does Ayla's behavior influence the other women of the clan? Use examples from the text.

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