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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. How did Ayla move according to Jondalar?

2. How did Ayla express gratitude for the awl?

3. What did the hyena smell like?

4. What did Ayla use that wasn't a part of Jondalar's kit?

5. What offer does Ayla make regarding the colt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What innovation did Ayla make since Whinney had returned and what was the reason for this innovation?

2. What does Ayla explain about the cave lion totem?

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

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

5. How did Dolando view flatheads and why did this shock Jondalar?

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

7. What did Thonolan learn from Jetamio?

8. Why did Ayla leave Whinney?

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

10. Why wouldn't Jondalar stop loving Ayla?

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

Discuss the relationships between Clan and Others. How does each pursue the other? Provide reasons for this tension. How do people today still struggle with similar issues, and why?

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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