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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 she distinguish plants?

2. Who had come up the mountain to fetch Thonolan?

3. What is the most important thing to remember when hunting chamois?

4. What had disrupted Whinney's herd?

5. What had the lionesses brought down?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Thonolan so stressed?

3. What main reason did Serenio give Jondalar to not mate him?

4. What adaptive techniques allowed the chamois to cling to rocks?

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

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

7. What argument did Ayla make for the people of the Clan not being animals?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why wouldn't Serenio mate Jondalar? What were her reasons? Were they valid? Why or why not? What was Jondalar's reaction to her refusal?

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