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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 innovation allowed Ayla to move the deer and her newest acquisition?
(a) A cart.
(b) None of these.
(c) Two spears dragging instead of the dead weight of the carcass.
(d) The wheel.

2. Who did Jondalar spend the night with?
(a) Chelinio.
(b) Serenio.
(c) Cherunio.
(d) Radonio.

3. How many children had Haduma had?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

4. What color was the soil at the edge of the water?
(a) Grey.
(b) Brown.
(c) Brown-red.
(d) Red.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of berries did Ayla come across?

2. Where did Jondalar put one of the tunics?

3. What is the Great Mother River called today?

4. What did Ayla like to wear for comfort?

5. What must Thonolan do before he can mate Jetamio?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What things led Jondalar to believe the flatheads were closer to human than it had been rumored?

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

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

5. What idea struck Ayla?

6. What things did Ayla need to survive the winter?

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

8. Why had Jondalar inadvertently hurt Radonio?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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