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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ayla believe she has made the right decision about learning to hunt?
(a) She finds a strange fossil, which she believes is a sign from her totem.
(b) She finds an abandoned wolf pup, which reminds her of the delicate balance of life.
(c) She has a vision from Ursus.
(d) She tells Creb, and he agrees with her rationalization.

2. What instruction does Ayla get during her womanhood curse?
(a) Who she should mate
(b) Ways to avoid men who might want to pester her
(c) Where to go when Broud becomes leader
(d) Everything she needs to know about being a woman

3. Why does Iza stop working while the women are winnowing grain?
(a) Creb wants her to save her energy for a ceremony.
(b) She is dying.
(c) She goes into labor.
(d) She must tend to a sick child.

4. How does Ayla look at Creb?
(a) With fear that he is the spiritual leader
(b) With indifference
(c) With curiosity about his disfigurement
(d) With tearful memories of her father

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What painkilling bark does Iza give Ayla for her fever and painful scratches?

2. How does Iza transport the unconscious girl?

3. What is the bad news after the baby is born?

4. What must happen for Iza to stay at Creb's hearth?

5. Why does Creb reprimand Ayla?

(see the answer key)

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