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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is allowed to speak first before the Council of Guardians in Chapter 3?
(a) Jamison.
(b) Vandara.
(c) Kira.
(d) Matt.

2. In Chapter 11, what frightens Kira as she walks to Annabella's house?
(a) The whine of a child.
(b) The growl of a beast.
(c) The howl of the wind.
(d) The darkness of the forest.

3. What does Kira realize she has never seen either dead or alive after she returns to the Edifice in Chapter 11?
(a) A beast.
(b) A crippled person.
(c) A bear or a wolf.
(d) Blue flowers.

4. Which character is waiting with Matt for Kira at the Edifice?
(a) Jamison.
(b) Branch.
(c) Vandara.
(d) Marlena.

5. In Chapter 9, what does Kira recite as she works?
(a) The names of her ancestors.
(b) The names and uses of the plants Annabella taught her.
(c) Ceremonial chants Jamison taught her.
(d) Sections of the Ruin song.

6. How is Vandara dressed as she presents herself before the Council of Guardians?
(a) She is dressed in white linen.
(b) She is wearing an elaborately embroidered gown.
(c) She is dirty and barefoot.
(d) She is wearing a brightly colored smock.

7. What warning does Jamison give Kira about traveling in the woods?
(a) Always travel with someone else.
(b) Avoid the blue flowers.
(c) Travel only during the day.
(d) Stay on the path.

8. Why is Kira not required to defend herself before the Council of Guardians?
(a) She is too young.
(b) She is a woman.
(c) She is the defendant.
(d) She is an orphan.

9. Where will the injured weaver's children probably be sent?
(a) To the Field of Leaving.
(b) To the next village.
(c) To live with other women.
(d) To the Council of Guardians.

10. Where does Kira's friend Matt live?
(a) In the village.
(b) In the Edifice.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In the Fen.

11. What does Kira discover is still intact in Chapter 2 when she returns home?
(a) Her cott.
(b) Her well.
(c) Her garden.
(d) Her loom.

12. In Chapter 3, when does the messenger arrive for Kira?
(a) In the middle of the night.
(b) At dawn.
(c) At noon.
(d) At dusk.

13. What does Kira do when Vandara and the village women leave?
(a) She makes plans for the future.
(b) She throws a rock.
(c) She cries.
(d) She runs away.

14. What is in the large box that the council brings before Kira?
(a) The singer's stole.
(b) The singer's robe.
(c) The singer's cloak.
(d) The singer's hat.

15. How do the members of the council respond to Kira's ritual actions in Chapter 3?
(a) They chuckle.
(b) They frown.
(c) They nod their approval.
(d) They scold her for her clumsiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men are on the Council of Guardians?

2. Who is Kira thinking of as she drifts off to sleep in her new bed in the Edifice?

3. Where is Kira's father in Chapter 1?

4. What does Kira intend to do with the stains on her mother's skirt?

5. What does Matt fear Kira might be while living in the Edifice?

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