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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Ayla want one of the older reindeer?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) Their meat was tough.
(d) Their hides were scarred.

2. What does Thonolan tell Jondalar he has to look forward to?
(a) The next bend in the river.
(b) The next sunrise.
(c) All of these.
(d) The next woman he beds.

3. What kind of tree isn't mentioned for lance making?
(a) Willow.
(b) Pine.
(c) Alder.
(d) Ash.

4. Why did Ayla continue making mashes for the horse even when she no longer needed them?
(a) The horse wouldn't eat the other stuff.
(b) All of these.
(c) The horse liked them.
(d) The horse begged for them.

5. Where did Jondalar put one of the tunics?
(a) He buried it.
(b) He burnt it.
(c) He left it on a hillside.
(d) High in a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had become a foregone luxury?

2. Why can't Jondalar mate Joplaya?

3. What do the Shamudoi hunt?

4. What was reminiscent of an earthquake to Ayla?

5. How long had the boat turned out to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why had Jondalar inadvertently hurt Radonio?

2. What is the difference between Thonolan and Jondalar?

3. What was the difference in the Shamudoi and the Ramudoi specialties when it came to hunting?

4. What is the Malaise?

5. What events led to Ayla making fire with flint and iron pyrite?

6. What was Jondalar so worried about regarding Thonolan's approach of the rhino?

7. Why was there always someone present when a young woman lost her virginity, or rather, had her First Rites?

8. Why did Thonolan want to give up?

9. What did the old woman throw on the ground, and how did Jondalar react to it?

10. What transformation did Jetamio undergo when she smiled, and what impression did Jondalar get from that smile?

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