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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 stone did every person in the Clan carry?

2. What did the first stones from Ayla's sling show the hyenas?

3. What animal's tails adorned Jondalar and Thonolan's parkas?

4. What sign(s) did Ayla find from her totem?

5. What color was the soil at the edge of the water?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Ayla react to the valley?

4. Why did Jondalar take special attention in making sure young women were Pleasured in their First Rites?

5. What idea struck Ayla?

6. What transformation did Jetamio undergo when she smiled, and what impression did Jondalar get from that smile?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ayla struggles to find her place in life, plagued by multiple insecurities and misconceptions. How is this struggle similar to that of women everywhere? What kinds of things can women learn from Ayla?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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