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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What large animal did Ayla decide to hunt?

2. What made Ayla grateful for the height of her cave?

3. What distinct advantage did the cave offer?

4. What was the problem with fording the channels?

5. What did Jondalar do with the other tunic?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What kind of relationship did Jondalar and Jetamio start out with? What did it deepen into and how?

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

6. Why did Jondalar panic in regard to the blood-soaked tunic?

7. What struck Ayla as wrong, and how did she feel when she had figured it out?

8. What is the Malaise?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Ayla's relationship with Baby. How does it differ from her relationship to the horse? What was important about this relationship, and how did it serve Ayla later? What role does Baby play in the plot development?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the difference in status between women of the Clan and women of the Others. How are merits determined and rank established? What are some perks of high rank? How can an individual become a high ranking member in both societies?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the similarities in the relationships of Jondalar and Thonolan. In what ways were the relationships different? What does the reader believe will unfold for Jondalar and Ayla in the future? Do you think their relationship will continue to parallel Thonolan's? Why or why not?

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