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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. What made Ayla grateful for the height of her cave?
(a) The spring floods.
(b) The summer fires.
(c) All of these.
(d) The nearness of the cave lions.

2. What would make sure that her meat wouldn't be disturbed?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) The foal responses.
(c) Both of these.
(d) The sound of them knocking the drying racks over.

3. What did Ayla decide she would gather that day?
(a) Grain.
(b) Cherries.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Neither of these.

4. What must Thonolan do before he can mate Jetamio?
(a) All of these.
(b) Propose to her.
(c) Win her heart through a feat of strength.
(d) Finish the boat he started on.

5. What did Jondalar give Noria?
(a) His donii.
(b) A fur he had prepared for her.
(c) His heart.
(d) His tunic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal did Jondalar see that he thought there would be no point to hunting?

2. What did Ayla use on her hair?

3. What had Broud done to hurt Ayla?

4. Why can't Jondalar mate Joplaya?

5. Who was the young woman Jondalar had been talking to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why had Jondalar inadvertently hurt Radonio?

3. What had made Ayla finally glad of the presence of the hyenas?

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

5. What stroke of innovation allowed Ayla to bring down a horse on her own?

6. Who was Iza and what had she told Ayla on the night that she died?

7. Why didn't Ayla get mad when Whinney ran and dumped all her things?

8. How did Ayla react to the valley?

9. What is the Malaise?

10. Why was Darvo so happy when Thonolan had decided to mate Jetamio and stay?

(see the answer keys)

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