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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does everyone react when Ayla first brings her kills back to the cave?

2. Who does Ayla say she missed while she was gone to break the tension?

3. What does Creb do when he sees Ayla?

4. Who warns Ayla that she will die if she forces the clan to accept her child?

5. What happens at the end of the curse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose three things that Ayla considers tests from her totem.

Part 1) What are the tests? Describe the things that she thinks of as tests from her totem.

Part 2) In what ways do the tests challenge her?

Part 3) What are the rewards for meeting these challenges?

Essay Topic 2

Deformity is a recurrent motif in the novel.

Part 1) Explain the clan's tradition regarding deformity. Does this tradition serve a practical purpose? If so, what it is?

Part 2) What is the difference between the deformity in the stillborn baby Uba delivers and Durc?

Part 3) Is the clan able to distinguish a difference between the two? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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