Jean M. Auel Trivia

1. Why had Ayla left the Clan, at the beginning of the book?

From Quiz "Valley of Horses" - Jean Auel

Answer: She had been cursed with death

She was dead to the Clan - her only choice was to try and find the others.

From Quiz Valley of Horses

Answer: Ayla

The book begins with the words "She was dead. What did it matter if icy needles flayed her skin raw." We don't hear from Broud at all and Thonolan and Jondalar don't enter until the next chapter.

From Quiz "Shelters Of Stone" Earth's Children Series, P.5-2

Answer: Lorala

Shortly before the Ninth Cave left for the Summer Meeting, a 12 year old boy named Bologan was injured. His 10 year old sister, Lanoga, found him inside the family's dwelling and went to the dwelling of Marthona, because someone told her that Zelandoni was visiting there. When Zelandoni and Ayla arrived at Lanoga's family's dwelling, Ayla was shocked to see the baby, Lorala, who was approximately six months old, with no teeth and scrawny. Ayla questioned Lanoga about Lorala, and was told that her mother's milk had dried up. Ayla asked how Lanoga was feeding the baby, and Lanoga told her that she was feeding Lorala mashed up boiled roots. The day after Ayla and Zelandoni brought Bologan to Zelandoni's dwelling, Ayla took Lanoga and Lorala to a small stream to get a bath, because both of them were filthy. That same day, Ayla brought Lanoga and Lorala to Proleva's dwelling, where there was a meeting of mothers. Some of the mothers were nursing or about to give birth. Ayla talked to the mothers about nursing Lorala. The mothers decided to help the baby. If it wasn't for Ayla stepping in, Lorala would have died.

From Quiz "Shelters Of Stone" Earth's Children Series, Pt. 5

Answer: Joharran

When the people of the Ninth Cave of the Zelandonii saw Ayla and Jondalar on the backs of Whinney and Racer, they were intimidated and scared. Folara, Jondalar's little sister, broke away from the forming crowd and ran over to her brother, but didn't formally greet them. Jondalar walked into the Ninth Cave with Folara, leaving Ayla with Whinney, Racer, and Wolf. When he came back out, he was followed by many people, including the leader of the Ninth Cave, Joharran, his brother. Joharran formally greeted Ayla, followed soon after by Folara. Joharran also greeted Wolf, although he was a little leery of meeting a full grown wolf.

From Quiz "The Plains Of Passage" - Earth's Children, Part 4

Answer: The Sharamudoi

Jondalar wanted to visit the Sharamudoi, who were like family to him. It was for this reason that he and Ayla didn't take the Northern route.

From Quiz "The Mammoth Hunters" - Earth's Children, Part 3

Answer: Mamutoi

The Mammoth Hunters called themselves the Mamutoi. They were a group of people living together in man-made caves, which they called camps.

From Quiz 'The Valley Of Horses'- Earth's Children, Part 2

Answer: Brun

During her first winter alone, Ayla made a snowman that happened to look like Brun. She was make-believing that the snowman was really Brun and sat in front of him to await the tapping of her shoulder. When she realized that the snowman Brun would never tap her, she smashed him.

From Quiz "Clan Of The Cave Bear" - Earth's Children, Part 1

Answer: Stacking rocks on the riverbed

Five year old Ayla was stacking rocks on the riverbed. She was putting real pretty ones on top of the stack when the earthquake hit. Her mother and her whole family died in the quake.

From Quiz The Clan of the Cave Bear

Answer: 5

From Quiz "Valley of Horses" - Jean Auel

Answer: They are brothers

They are classed as brothers as they were born to the same woman (Marthona) although they have different fathers.

From Quiz Valley of Horses

Answer: wooly rhinoceros

They are hunting when the rhino turns around and gores him. The Sharamudoi then rescue him.

From Quiz "Shelters Of Stone" Earth's Children Series, Pt. 5

Answer: Zolena

Zolena was Jonalar's donii-woman when he first became a man. She taught him how to give a woman Pleasures, and how to open a young girl for First Rites. Zolena was accepted in the zelandonia and soon became the First of the Zelandoni. With this acceptance, Zolena had to give up her identity. The Zelandoni are spiritual leaders of the Zelandonii. When Jondalar returned from his long Journey with Ayla, five years had passed. Zelandoni was now an obese woman with three chins. Everyone called her Zelandoni, because she was First Among Those Who Served The Mother. The Zelandonis of the other caves were known as Zelandoni, but they also attached the number or name of their cave to the name, to show a difference.

From Quiz "The Plains Of Passage" - Earth's Children, Part 4

Answer: Roshario & roshario

Ayla had to re-break Roshario's arm. Roshario fell down the cliff that the Ramudoi (The water dwelling half of the Sharamudoi) use to get to their water crafts. Jondalar helped Ayla with the re-break.

From Quiz "The Mammoth Hunters" - Earth's Children, Part 3

Answer: Talut

Ayla and Jondalar first see Talut. He was the biggest man that Ayla had ever seen, even bigger that Jondalar! She decided to go with the Mamutoi because she saw that Talut had smiled.

From Quiz 'The Valley Of Horses'- Earth's Children, Part 2

Answer: to get out of marrying Marona

Jondalar went with younger brother Thonolan to get out of marrying Marona.

From Quiz "Clan Of The Cave Bear" - Earth's Children, Part 1

Answer: A lynx

A lynx attacked Ayla when she was teaching herself to hunt. The animal almost stopped Ayla from ever trying to hunt again. Luckily for Brac, Ayla didn't stop teaching herself as she was the one who killed the hyena from carrying off Brac during the Mammoth hunt.

From Quiz The Clan of the Cave Bear

Answer: they never said

From Quiz "Valley of Horses" - Jean Auel

Answer: Cave Lions

The cave lion is Ayla's Totem. Although there was evidence the cave had been used by cave lions, it was very old and had obviously been abandoned for a long time.

From Quiz Valley of Horses

Answer: Grod

Brac and Grev were Oga's sons. Gorn got killed by Ursus at the clan gathering.

From Quiz "Shelters Of Stone" Earth's Children Series, P.5-2

Answer: Jondecam

Jondecam is Levela's mate. He is also Kimeran's nephew and son the Zelandoni of The Second Cave.

From Quiz "Shelters Of Stone" Earth's Children Series, Pt. 5

Answer: She wears her ivory chest plaque with the plain, undecorated side showing

When Zelandoni wears her ivory chest plaque with the plain, undecorated side showing, it means she is deep in meditation and doesn't want to be disturbed, unless it's an emergency. However, if she is wearing the chest plaque with the decorated side showing it means that anyone can approach her.

From Quiz "The Plains Of Passage" - Earth's Children, Part 4

Answer: Birch bark

Ayla needed Birch bark to make the cast for Roshario's arm. When wet, the Birch bark was flexible and easy to mold.

From Quiz "The Mammoth Hunters" - Earth's Children, Part 3

Answer: Latie

Latie was the girl who fell in love with the horses, especially Racer because he was only a baby.

From Quiz 'The Valley Of Horses'- Earth's Children, Part 2

Answer: With a pit trap that she dug

Ayla needed to get food for the winter, so she made a spear and dug a pit trap. She then ran after the herd and one fell in the pit trap. She then speared it while it was in the pit trap.

From Quiz "Clan Of The Cave Bear" - Earth's Children, Part 1

Answer: A saiga antelope

Iza's totem was the saiga antelope.

From Quiz The Clan of the Cave Bear

Answer: 20

From Quiz "Valley of Horses" - Jean Auel

Answer: Losadunai

Although the first people they stay with on their journey are the Lanzadonii, the stay is not documented in the book. We are first introduced to the brothers after they cross the Glacier and meet the Losadunai hunting party.

From Quiz Valley of Horses

Answer: drowning herself

She considers it, but remembers she had said that Broud would not make her die.

From Quiz "Shelters Of Stone" Earth's Children Series, Pt. 5

Answer: A necklace that belonged to Dalanar's mother

Marthona told Ayla that she saved the necklace that belonged to Dalanar's mother for the woman whom Jondalar would mate. The necklace was made of matched shells, ivory carved into the shape of a female deer's head, and deer teeth. An amber pendant hung in the center of it.

From Quiz "The Plains Of Passage" - Earth's Children, Part 4

Answer: Tholie

Tholie was the only Mamutoi woman in the Sharamudoi. She was 'kidnapped,' so she says. The reason for this is because the Mamutoi and the Sharamudoi had different Bride Prices, so the Mamutoi let her be 'kidnapped.'

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