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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 does Jondalar want to do with Ayla?

2. What had the lionesses brought down?

3. Who had been killed in an earthquake?

4. What had Jondalar forgotten he had lost?

5. What did a donii with a likeness do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the hardest concept for Jondalar to comprehend regarding the flatheads?

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

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

4. Why did Ayla become so upset?

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

6. What did Thonolan learn from Jetamio?

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

8. What was Jondalar's outburst regarding, and what was the reason for it?

9. How did Jondalar explain the word 'love' to Ayla?

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

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 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 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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