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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 does Thonolan tell Jondalar he has to look forward to?

2. What did the hyena manage to make off with?

3. What stone, when combined with flint, produced a spark?

4. What was the tree called that was adorned with offerings?

5. What wood makes good boats?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between Thonolan and Jondalar?

2. What information did Creb give Ayla on signs from her totem?

3. What idea struck Ayla?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why Jean M. Auel may have decided to kill Thonolan off. What purpose did this destruction of a character play upon the developing plot of the book? Was this death necessary for plot development? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Ayla's preconceptions about the Others. Why did she fear meeting them, on some level? Why was she eager to meet them? What do the Other's represent to Ayla, on a deeper level?

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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