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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 were plantain leaves good for?
(a) All of these.
(b) Sturdy, healing bandages for cuts and wounds.
(c) When in tea form, soaking ones feet would remove weariness.
(d) Poultices for a cough.

2. What had become a foregone luxury?
(a) Teas.
(b) Easily filled waterbags.
(c) Washing.
(d) Fresh greens.

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

4. What distinct advantage did the cave offer?
(a) Its location high above the valley.
(b) A hole for smoke to escape.
(c) Its steep path would be hard to traverse for predatory animals.
(d) Its location close to running water.

5. What were the traveling cakes made of?
(a) Rendered animal fat.
(b) Dried berries.
(c) Ground up dried meat.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was interesting about the person with dignified bearing?

2. What animal's tails adorned Jondalar and Thonolan's parkas?

3. Why did Ayla continue making mashes for the horse even when she no longer needed them?

4. What did Ayla like to wear for comfort?

5. What did Ayla rely on when night fell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Thonolan want to give up?

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

3. What advantages did Ayla have that other clan women did not?

4. In what ways did Whinney help Ayla accomplish the reindeer hunt?

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

6. What idea struck Ayla?

7. Why did Jondalar take special attention in making sure young women were Pleasured in their First Rites?

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

9. What had Broud done, and how was it a sign of an immature leader?

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

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