Chapter IV: Little Laughing Boy

1 During what season would you imagine the Cave People learned,
invented, discovered most? Why?

2 What was the season of greatest danger? Why?

3 Were the feet of the Cave People prehensile? Were the Cave People
agile? Why?

4 Can any of the children of to-day walk up a slanting tree by
encircling its trunk with their arms?

5 What is a boomerang? Make one.

6 Why did wise Cave People always travel in groups?

7 Why was extreme individuality discouraged among the members of the
tribes?

8 What happened to the youth who was determined to “go it alone” in
those days?

9 Was the Cave Man the King of the Forests, Monarch of all he
surveyed that we sometimes read about? Why not?

10 It is true that the Cave Man was weaker than most of his enemies
and yet he has managed to outlive and outthrive them all. Give
some reasons for this.