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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 did Ayla like to wear for comfort?

2. What thickens the stew that Tholie brought with her?

3. What is the Great Mother River called today?

4. What kind of tree isn't mentioned for lance making?

5. What had caused Ayla to forget the intense cold of the steppes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the gifts from others not really anonymous?

2. Why did Thonolan want to give up?

3. Why did Ayla take in the baby horse?

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

5. What is the difference between Thonolan and Jondalar?

6. How did Ayla react to the valley?

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

8. What idea struck Ayla?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Thonolan's infatuation with Jetamio. Was their relationship a healthy one? Why or why not? In what ways might their relationship have been better for the both of them, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationships between Clan and Others. How does each pursue the other? Provide reasons for this tension. How do people today still struggle with similar issues, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of herbal medicines throughout THE VALLEY OF HORSES. Why is herbalism important to Ayla's day to day life? What kinds of situations might never have come to pass if Ayla's skill was less than satisfactory? Why would this have been the case?

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