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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 name the horse?

2. What did Ayla rely on when night fell?

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

4. Why did Ayla continue making mashes for the horse even when she no longer needed them?

5. How many flatheads surrounded Jondalar and Thonolan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was Darvo so happy when Thonolan had decided to mate Jetamio and stay?

5. What is the Malaise?

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

7. What is the difference between Thonolan and Jondalar?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss Jondalar's inability to love. What was likely responsible for this? Do you believe in the concept of one true love for each person? Why or why not? What is the author's position on true love? How can the reader tell?

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