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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 was the only thing out of the ordinary about Ayla?

2. At what point in the year did Baby's absences become longer?

3. Why did Jondalar believe what Ayla said regarding the flatheads?

4. How did Ayla express gratitude for the awl?

5. What did Thonolan do that dismissed an obligation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why wouldn't Jondalar stop loving Ayla?

3. What did Thonolan learn from Jetamio?

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

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

6. What did Jondalar consider about Ayla, and what brought about this decision?

7. Why did Ayla's cave seem more lonely at this point than when she had first made it her home?

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

9. What did Jondalar say about Ayla's donii?

10. Why was Marthona so upset about Jondalar's decision to leave with Thonolan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the reasons why Ayla returned Whinney to a herd. Why was this important to Ayla? How did it mark the young woman's astounding maturity? Why would it have been harder for Ayla than for a person of today's age?

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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