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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 festival was held when the moon was new in the Clan?

2. What had Broud done to hurt Ayla?

3. What was determined to be the real reason Jondalar was interested in boat making?

4. Why can't Jondalar mate Joplaya?

5. What is the phrase that people say?

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

4. Why did Thonolan want to give up?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who was Iza and what had she told Ayla on the night that she died?

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

What was Ayla's motivation for keeping order in her cave? How might Ayla have fared if she didn't keep such order? How might Jondalar have fared? Who did she learn organization from, and why was it necessary?

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