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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 landmark does Laduni tell Jondalar and Thonolan to look for?

2. What did Ayla rely on when night fell?

3. What festival was held when the moon was new in the Clan?

4. What did the fossil of the gastropod represent to her?

5. What does Jondalar wish the healer would let him do?

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 information did Creb give Ayla on signs from her totem?

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

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

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

6. Why had Jondalar inadvertently hurt Radonio?

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

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

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

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

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 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 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?

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