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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has been brought to the Edifice from Annabella's cott?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Annabella's dog.
(c) All of Annabella's dyeing materials.
(d) Annabella's blue flowers.

2. What title is Thomas given during the Ruin song ceremony?
(a) The Carver of the future.
(b) The Designer of the future.
(c) The Keeper of the Staff.
(d) The Designer of the people.

3. In Chapter 12, what sound has Thomas heard at night?
(a) An eerie singing.
(b) An electronic humming.
(c) A metallic scraping.
(d) A crying child.

4. In the beginning of Chapter 17, how long has Matt been missing?
(a) A month.
(b) Two days.
(c) Nine days.
(d) Two weeks.

5. Where are the parents of the child heard in Chapter 13?
(a) In the next village.
(b) In the Fen.
(c) Both are dead.
(d) In the village.

6. What unusual sound does Kira hear at the beginning of the Ruin song ceremony?
(a) An echoing ring.
(b) A metallic scraping.
(c) A soft buzzing.
(d) An electronic beeping.

7. According to Matt's brother, where has Matt gone?
(a) To find Kira's father.
(b) On the great hunt.
(c) Over yonder to the next village.
(d) To find a gift of blue for Kira.

8. What does Thomas recall from his childhood in the Edifice?
(a) He never went outside the Edifice.
(b) He was taught to carve wood by a blind man.
(c) He was locked in his room when he was a little boy.
(d) He was taught to read by a blind man.

9. Where does Kira's friend Marlena work?
(a) In the weaving shed.
(b) In the Fen.
(c) In the Edifice.
(d) In the potter's shed.

10. What political office was Kira's father to be appointed to before his "death"?
(a) The Village Council.
(b) Keeper of the Staff.
(c) Keeper of the Song.
(d) The Council of Guardians.

11. How does Matt describe the people he met on his journey?
(a) Dark and mysterious.
(b) Tall and powerful.
(c) Joyful and strong.
(d) Broken, but quiet and nice.

12. Who does Kira speak to through a door keyhole?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Matt.
(c) Jo.
(d) Jamison.

13. Where does Kira want Thomas to accompany her in Chapter 15?
(a) To the next village.
(b) To Jo's room.
(c) To Matt's cott.
(d) To Annabella's cott.

14. What comment does Jo have in Chapter 16 about the songs she sings?
(a) Her songs are sung to her by a bluebird.
(b) She does not enjoy singing the songs the Guardians teach her.
(c) She doesn't learn songs, she just "knows" them.
(d) She loves to sing for Jamison.

15. What valuable skill does Kira believe Matt possesses?
(a) The ability to prophesy.
(b) The ability to make people laugh.
(c) The ability to make blue dye.
(d) The ability to grow blue flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What revelation does Matt have about the beasts in the woods?

2. What does Kira give Jo as she tucks her into bed in Chapter 16?

3. Why isn't Kira allowed to watch over Annabella's body in the Field of Leaving?

4. What does Kira finish in Chapter 18?

5. How did Kira's father manage to escape the Field of Leaving?

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