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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Creb's last ceremony?
(a) The ceremony to bury Zoug
(b) The ceremony to curse Ayla with death
(c) The ceremony to mate Ayla and Broud
(d) The ceremony to make Goov mog-ur and Broud leader

2. How does everyone react when Ayla first brings her kills back to the cave?
(a) Angry
(b) Shocked
(c) Afraid
(d) Happy

3. What kind of medicine does Iza suggest to Ayla?
(a) An herb to help Ayla keep the baby
(b) An herb to make her lose the baby
(c) An herb to strengthen her bones during pregnancy
(d) An herb to make her more attractive to gain a mate

4. What concerns Brun at the Clan Gathering?
(a) He worries that he will be killed by the cave bear.
(b) He worries that Durc will attract too much notice.
(c) He worries that his clan will lose their top status.
(d) He worries that Iza will die while they are gone.

5. Who reminds Brun that Ayla is lucky?
(a) Creb
(b) Zoug
(c) Droog
(d) Goov

6. What does Ayla do that astonishes the other clans?
(a) She shows everyone Durc.
(b) She undresses, revealing how different her body is.
(c) She shows no fear of the pet cave bear.
(d) She laughs.

7. Who from Brun's clan is chosen for the Cave Bear Ceremony?
(a) Vorn
(b) Droog
(c) Broud
(d) Goov

8. Why does Creb want Brun to reconsider his decision?
(a) Creb is deformed and Ayla's role model.
(b) Creb worries that cursing Ayla will anger the spirits.
(c) Creb argues that Ayla will take pieces of Brac's and Ona's spirit with her if she dies.
(d) Creb worries that they will be without a medicine woman soon if Ayla dies.

9. How does Creb begin the ceremony?
(a) By taking Ayla in the special place the men usually have ceremonies
(b) By invoking the ancient female spirits
(c) By invoking the totems to explain his attempts to make the Cave Lion happy
(d) By having Ayla make a drink from datura

10. What is one of Broud's talents?
(a) Calling the spirits
(b) Making tools
(c) Leading the hunt dances
(d) Using the bola

11. Why does Uba have to spend a few days alone?
(a) She has a contagious illness.
(b) She must pass the solitude test to become medicine woman.
(c) She has become a woman.
(d) She has a temporary death curse for touching Ayla's sling.

12. What game do Ayla and Durc play together?
(a) A game of pretending they are mates
(b) A game of throwing spears
(c) A game of stacking rocks
(d) A game of making sounds

13. What does Broud do to hurt Ayla?
(a) He beats her for resisting his leadership.
(b) He announces he will take Ayla to his hearth, but not Durc.
(c) He announces her future children will not be allowed to live.
(d) He announces she cannot hunt any longer.

14. What ceremony does Brun want to plan with the Mog-ur?
(a) A ceremony to mate Ayla
(b) A ceremony to make Ayla a hunter
(c) A ceremony to ward off evil spirits that might linger after the death curse
(d) A ceremony to make Ayla a woman

15. Who does Broud make his second-in-command?
(a) Goov
(b) Borg
(c) Creg
(d) Vorn

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Oda approach Ayla?

2. Why does Ayla cry after looking in a pool of water?

3. What does Ayla do to prepare the ceremonial drink?

4. What do the clan members see on the way to the Clan Gathering?

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

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