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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Creb tell Ayla near the beginning of Chapter 24?

2. Who in the clan was also born deformed and allowed to live?

3. What does Broud refuse?

4. What happens to help reconcile Ayla and Creb?

5. What kind of medicine does Iza suggest to Ayla?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the differences between Ayla and the clan is her ability to conceive new innovations.

Part 1) What are some of the innovations that Ayla thinks of during the novel?

Part 2) What are the implications of these innovations? Do they influence the plot? How?

Part 3) How do Ayla's new ideas help her to survive? How do they threaten her survival in the strict structure and culture of the clan?

Essay Topic 2

The clan incorporates a rich religious life in their culture and society.

Part 1) What are some of the elements of the clan's religion?

Part 2) How do these elements of the clan's religion enhance the novel?

Part 3) Compare and contrast Bear Ceremony to something in our culture, either a religious ceremony, or a similar secular event.

Essay Topic 3

Creb is sure that the clan is doomed. Write an essay providing evidence to support or refute his conclusion that Ayla's kind will live on and his kind will die out. Use examples from the text. How does Ayla's ideas about how babies are started influence this theme? What role do Durc and his promised mate play?

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