Boy of the Painted Cave Summative Final Test

In Chapter 1, Tao attempts to trace what kind of animal?

• dog

• rabbit

• bear

• mammoth

What is the "evil spirit" shriek that Tao hear when he first visits the slough?

• a wolf

• a bear

• an eagle owl

• Volt's trumpet

At the beginning of the book, what does the reader discover that Tao really wants to do?

• draw

• hunt

• make a flint knife

• control fire

In Chapter 2, what is stuck in the wolf's jaw?

• a flint knife

• food

• a bone splinter

• part of a tree

What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?

• walk on a leash

• swim the river

• hunt

• escape Volt

What decision does Tao tell Volt early in the novel?

• He is going to hunt with a dog.

• The dog's name is Ram

• He is going to look for his parents since he does not know who they are.

• He is going to hunt alone and bring back food for the camp

According to the laws of the clan, it is taboo to draw an image of ____________

• a person

• a pig

• clouds

• owls

What character is always described as having "yellow eyes?"

• Ram

• Volt

• Tao

• Graybeard

A cockleshell filled with animal fat is used in the story as _____________.

• Mouthwash

• Holy water

• A lamp

• Shampoo

What is Tao doing hen he first meets Graybeard?

• Bird watching

• Hunting a deer in the slough

• Making tea

• Painting in a cave