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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. Why had Whinney kicked Baby?

2. What was Ayla's first effort to communicate, and what was the first thing she managed to communicate?

3. Who else had Jondalar told about Zolena?

4. What had Jondalar forgotten he had lost?

5. On what did survival depend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused Ayla much laughter following the onager kill?

2. What puzzled Jondalar regarding Ayla?

3. Why wouldn't Jondalar stop loving Ayla?

4. What is the difference between Creb and the Zelandoni, and how did Ayla explain it to Jondalar?

5. What language did Jondalar teach Ayla, and what was the problem with it?

6. Why did Ayla leave Whinney?

7. What major problem in communication occurred in Chapter 23?

8. What did Jondalar admire about Ayla, and what had it taken to show him?

9. What thought pattern lead to Ayla's riding of the huge cave lion?

10. What two things had Ayla done that astounded Jondalar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the similarities in the relationships of Jondalar and Thonolan. In what ways were the relationships different? What does the reader believe will unfold for Jondalar and Ayla in the future? Do you think their relationship will continue to parallel Thonolan's? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why Jean M. Auel may have decided to kill Thonolan off. What purpose did this destruction of a character play upon the developing plot of the book? Was this death necessary for plot development? Why or why not?

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