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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 smell brought an instinctive fear to the horses?

3. What kind of wine did Jetamio specialize in making?

4. Why didn't Ayla want one of the older reindeer?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why had Jondalar inadvertently hurt Radonio?

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

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

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

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

6. Why did Thonolan want to give up?

7. Why did Ayla take in the baby horse?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider Ayla's fears regarding the Others. Are her fears well founded? Why or why not? What is unlikely to happen to Ayla that the Clan often became the victims of?

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 the frequent innovation done by the characters throughout the novel. Was innovation likely to occur so fast? Why or why not? What kinds of situations would lead to innovative ways to solve a problem? How is Ayla's behavior indicative of this?

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