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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 was the tree called that was adorned with offerings?

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

3. What is the foehn?

4. What were the traveling cakes made of?

5. Who was Jondalar supposed to mate at the Summer Meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What animal had used the cave before Ayla, and how did she know? How did she react to this knowledge?

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

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

4. What is the difference between Thonolan and Jondalar?

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

6. What idea struck Ayla?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why wouldn't Serenio mate Jondalar? What were her reasons? Were they valid? Why or why not? What was Jondalar's reaction to her refusal?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Ayla's relationship with Whinney. How did this relationship likely bring her through some tough times? Is Ayla's emotional attachment understandable, considering her situation? How is Ayla's relationship with Whinney different from present day relationships with horses?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Jondalar's gradual change in perception regarding the flatheads. What likely finished the transitional process between animals to humans in Jondalar's mind, and what outside source responsible for this shift? What does this change in perception foreshadow what will occur later on?

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