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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 stung Jondalar?

2. What did Jondalar notice in the back of the cave?

3. What holds a part of Ayla's spirit?

4. What did Jondalar's dream tell him?

5. What does Jondalar promise Ayla?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What puzzled Jondalar regarding Ayla?

3. Why was Jondalar concerned that he might not bring Ayla Pleasure?

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

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

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

7. What did the Clan consider as improper and why did Ayla question it? To what conclusion did Ayla come regarding this?

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

9. What major difference did Ayla note in Jondalar's attitude towards the clan in Chapter 26?

10. Why had Ayla been embarrassed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jondalar's gradual change in perception regarding the flatheads. What likely finished the transitional process between animals to humans in Jondalar's mind, and what outside source responsible for this shift? What does this change in perception foreshadow what will occur later on?

Essay Topic 2

Jondalar frequently pictures Ayla as a donii, or spirit of a Goddess. How does the spirituality of the people portrayed in the novel play a valid role in every day life for these people? Do you think humanity is better or worse off for the loss of this spirituality? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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